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Student Loans: The Government Is Now Officially in the Banking Business
"We say in our platform that we believe that the right to coin money and issue money is a function of government.... Those who are opposed to this proposition …
PR Firm Behind Propaganda Videos Wins Stimulus Contract
President Obama’s push for electronic medical records has faced resistance from those who question whether health information technology systems can protect patient privacy. So last week, the U.S Department …
Kathy Kelly | Pacified
If the US public looked long and hard into a mirror reflecting the civilian atrocities that have occurred in Afghanistan over the past ten months, we would see ourselves …
Welcoming a CIA Official at Fordham
Note: Though George W. Bush has been out of the White House for more than a year, the “war on terror” theme continues to have a strong appeal to …
Citizens United Against Citizens United
Eighty-five percent of Democrats and 76 percent of Republicans tell pollsters when asked that they oppose the Supreme Court's decision in “Citizens United,” which lifted limits on corporate political …
Two-Thirds of Boys in Afghan Jails Are Brutalized, Study Finds
Washington - Nearly two of every three male juveniles arrested in Afghanistan are physically abused, according to a study based on interviews with 40 percent of all those now …
Tea Baggers: Out of Work and on the Dole
This is too rich.
Why Current Air Pollution Controls Won’t Avert Climate Catastrophe
If you were told that a coal-fired power plant near your home was going to invest $500 million to upgrade the facility in order to reduce the amount of …
Naomi Wolf: Tea Parties Help Fight Fascism
In her bestselling End of America, Naomi Wolf outlines the 10 warning signs that America is headed toward a fascist takeover. Using historical precedents, she explains how our government …
Brown vs. Democracy
With the California Financial Crisis at stake, the impartiality of the California attorney general has come under scrutiny. Proponents of the California Democracy Act, a ballot initiative that would …