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Classified: Perverting Democracy by Preventing Disclosure
Whether you believe the US Constitution should be applied literally or think the authors intentionally left room for interpretation by future generations, it is generally accepted that our nation’s …
Senate Democrats Hope to Add Immigration Measure to Defense Bill
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats want to use a defense bill to put hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants on the path toward legal U.S. residency. Or at least they …
Iraqi Forces Struggling, Forcing US Troops to Fight
BAGHDAD — In the two weeks since President Barack Obama declared the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, a series of bloody skirmishes has sharpened the questions …
Will Tea Party Climate Repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”?
With the global-wide kerfuffle about an Islamophobic minister, Rev. Terry Jones of Gainesville, Florida, threatening to burn the Koran on the ninth anniversary of 9/11, little attention last week …
We Need Your Ideas: A Call for Direct Action in the Climate Movement
Dear Friends,
The American Dream, Part 1: The End?
In a two-part series, Wallace Turbeville will discuss what our economy used to look like, how it’s changed, and what that means for trying to revive the American Dream. …
The Ultimate Political No-Brainer
I am beginning to strongly suspect the Democrats in Congress would vastly prefer to lose their majority status come November, rather than continue to carry the apparently onerous burden …
Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity Battles Stephen Colbert’s March to Keep Fear Alive
Boston - Mark your calendars. The Rally to Restore Sanity and the March to Keep Fear Alive will be held on Oct. 30 on the National Mall in Washington. …
One in Three Americans Lacked the Income Needed to “Make Ends Meet” in 2009
Today the Census Bureau released a report on trends in income, including median income, income inequality and income poverty, and health insurance coverage between 2008 and 2009. As expected …
Eugene Robinson | Master of the Palin Affect
Washington - Not to spoil the fun, but Democrats shouldn't take the Republican Party's bitter internal warfare — and the inexperienced, flaky candidates who've emerged from the fray — …