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Mark Weisbrot | More Stimulus Needed to Reduce Unemployment
It is sad to see that the U.S. Congress is having trouble even passing just $24 billion for unemployment insurance at a time when the economy is weak and …
Isaiah J. Poole | Senate Obstructionists “Want This Economy to Fail“
“It is very clear that the Republicans in the Senate want this economy to fail,” said Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., this afternoon in reaction to the latest efforts in …
GOP Rep. Paul Broun Criticizes Federal Government for Saving Depositors at Failed Bank He Co-Owned
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Arizona’s SB 1070 Isn’t Racist … Is It?
The marching song of the backers of Arizona's new immigration law SB 1070 includes an oft-repeated stanza that this law has nothing to do with race. Many times, I've …
Gulf Oil Spill’s Wildlife Toll: Sharks Near Shore, Turtles Incinerated
The Gulf oil spill has killed local wildlife not only with oil but also in cleanup efforts. It may have changed the behavior of some animals, too. But its …
Congress Passes Sweeping Sanctions Against Iran
Washington, DC - The House and Senate voted Thursday to impose sweeping new sanctions against Iran, sending the legislation to the President’s desk for approval. Proponents have called the …
Ray McGovern | Obama Misses the Afghan Exit Ramp
Has it occurred to President Barack Obama that Gen. Stanley McChrystal might actually have wanted to be fired - and, thus, rescued from the current march of folly in …
Alexander Cockburn | Loose-Lip McChrystal Did Obama a Huge Favor
Just when Barack Obama's presidency was drowning in BP's crude oil, a megalomaniacal U.S. Army general called Stanley McChrystal, commander of the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan, did him several …
US Congress Approves Strong Unilateral Sanctions on Iran
Washington - Escalating Washington's growing confrontation with Iran, both houses of Congress Thursday approved a sweeping unilateral sanctions package designed to pressure Tehran into curbing its nuclear programme. The …
Full Employment: The Golden Age Is in Us
The inherent right to work is one of the elemental 
privileges of a free people. —FDR, radio address, 1937