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Keith Olbermann | Special Comment: Obama Turned His Back on His Base (Video)
With the tax-cut deal, the Democrats lost their chance to stop the GOP from taking unfair advantage of the middle class. (Transcript below)
Introducing the “Solutions: Making Government Work” Column on Truthout
Tomorrow, Truthout will debut my new column: “Solutions: Making Government Work.” This weekly column will be a platform for myself and others with inside experience to seek solutions to …
Real Family Values: Nine Progressive Policies to Support Our Families (2)
Every family needs a place to live. When banks use our homes and mortgages to make bets in the global casino, we wind up with predatory lending, financial bubbles, …
Don’t Buy Currency Devaluation? It’s Been Done Before
Hard-money types tend to take a sort of “Lives of the Saints” approach to history. They reverently reference certain iconic examples of hyperinflation (Weimar Germany! Zimbabwe!), while remaining utterly …
Elizabeth Edwards Dies
Elizabeth Anania Edwards, who became a national figure in her fight against cancer and as a partner in her husband John's political career, died today. She was 61. Edwards …
Middle-Man!
Cables Belie Gulf States’ Backing for Strikes on Iran
The dominant theme that emerged in U.S. media coverage of the first round of Wikileaks diplomatic cables last week was that Arab regimes in the Gulf - led by …
Obama, GOP Reach Agreement on Tax Cuts, Democrats May Scuttle Deal
President Barack Obama reached agreement Monday with congressional Republicans to extend and deepen tax cuts temporarily in hopes of stirring the economy and creating jobs, and also extending unemployment …
Sen. Bernie Sanders: Tax Deal a “Moral Outrage“
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today on the agreement announced Monday between the White House and congressional Republicans:
Selling Out New York City’s Public Schools: Mayor Bloomberg, David Steiner and the Politics of Corporate “Leadership”
Politicians, anti-public intellectuals and conservative-leaning media pundits no longer ask what kind of education is needed in a democratic society.