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Does President Obama Want to Impose a Crushing Burden on Our Children?
Sorry deficit fanatics, this one has nothing to do with the cost of the stimulus or the deficits run up during the Obama years. We're talking real money here. …
Ponzi Schemes for Beginners
On the theory that the best defense is a good offense, Rick Perry has been insisting to anyone who will listen that Social Security is a Ponzi scheme. Probably …
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Blast at French Nuclear Site Is Said to Kill One Person
Paris — One person was killed and four were injured Monday afternoon in an explosion at a nuclear waste treatment site in southern France, according to the French Nuclear …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama to Submit His American Jobs Act to Congress Today, and More
In today's On the News segment: Obama will submit his American Jobs Act to Congress today, a major bridge over the Ohio River was shut down Friday, explosion reported …
A Family Affair: Who’s Left Behind After the FBI’s Fake Terror Stings
Ten years after September 11, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has prioritized protecting American citizens from the threat of domestic terrorism emanating from within our borders. Consequently, about 15,000 …
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The “Worst of the Worst”? 9/11, Guantanamo and the Failures of US Corporate Media
In the wake of the September 11 attacks, George W. Bush deliberately discarded domestic and international laws, creating an experimental facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. There prisoners would be …
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Enough War Already
One-Eyed Men in the World of the Blind
There is an interesting phenomenon which we can call “the political retiree’s confession.” I don’t mean all those hyped memoirs, ghost written for all manner of high ranking ex-officials. …
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Who’s Building the Do-It-Ourselves Economy?
Corbyn Hightower was doing everything right. She worked long hours selling natural skin care products, flying between cities to meet customers, staying in posh hotels. She pulled down a …
Tunisia: “Our Revolution Is of a Modern Type“
Yadh Ben Achour is interviewed by l’Humanité Following the Tunisian revolution, Yadh Ben Achour, professor of public law and the philosophy of law, with Islam’s political ideas …