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House GOP Leadership Colluded With National Review to Blunt Criticism of “Pledge to America“
The Daily Caller’s Jon Ward reports that there is “pretty widespread” discontent inside the GOP caucus with the recently-released “Pledge to America,” citing the document’s omission of an earmarks …
Save American Democracy, or What’s Left of It
This is the first election after the Citizens United decision which gave corporations complete freedom to spend as much money as they want to influence the outcome of elections. …
The Tea Party’s Misinformation Superhighway Runs Through Las Vegas
I met Delaware Tea Party dynamo Christine O'Donnell in the “green room” set up for right-wing bloggers attending Americans for Prosperity's “Right Online” conference at the Venetian hotel in …
Speaking in Tongues: Bilingual Education and Immigrant Communities
"America has evolved for the better. She will pretty much meet you on your terms. In fact, I think she has finally come to the conclusion that Blacks, Mexicans, …
Mexican Bicentennial Nothing to Celebrate, Say Indigenous Peoples
Mexico City, Sep 24, 2010 - “I don't understand why we should celebrate [Independence]. There will be no freedom in Mexico until repression against indigenous peoples is eliminated,” says …
“Waiting for ‘Superman’": A simplistic view of education reform?
In the eyes of some education observers, “Waiting for 'Superman'” oversimplifies the problems facing US students and implies an education reform silver bullet for struggling public schools.
Public Mobilization for a Nuclear-Free World
One of the ironies of the current international situation is that, although some government leaders now talk of building a nuclear weapons-free world, there has been limited public mobilization …
Hugo Chavez’s Upcoming Test: A Preview of Venezuela’s September 26 Elections
Venezuelan politics have become increasingly polarized during President Hugo Chávez’s twelve years in office. The upcoming National Assembly elections are no exception, especially as the results are expected to …
Jeff Cohen | Colbert Annoys Press Corps … Again
Let’s face it: Some in the Washington press corps still resent Stephen Colbert because he so brilliantly lampooned them to their faces at the 2006 White House Correspondents Dinner …
Sikhs Challenge Discrimination in Courts
New York - A North Carolina man is joining a growing group of Sikhs who are looking to U.S. courts to remedy the “ignorance and intolerance” faced by practitioners …