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When Liberals Stop Being Wimps
Elon, NC - Conservatives are not accustomed to being on the defensive. They have long experience with attacking the evils of the left and the abuses of activist judges. …
The Invisible Hand Is Invisible Because It Isn’t There
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout)Americans have had it drilled into them that government is bad, but a new narrative is surfacing. Last Thursday, Roosevelt Institute Senior Fellow Jeff Madrick …
Obama and Romney Are Politicians, Not Visionaries
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, right, and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) shake hands during a campaign event at Lawrence University in Appleton, …
Keystone XL’s Dirty Little Secret
The people and companies pushing the tar-sands pipeline don't want you to know that most of this oil won't be made into gasoline for our vehicles. “It's certainly true,” …
Left Behind: What We Lost in Iraq and Washington, 2009-2012
People ask the question in various ways, sometimes hesitantly, often via a long digression, but my answer is always the same: no regrets. In some 24 years of government …
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As It Was Before Roe, So It Is Again: “Choice” Often Comes Down to Money
Evelyn Griesse doesn't hesitate when asked to explain why she started the South Dakota Access for Every Woman Fund, a small, grassroots group that provides direct financial assistance to …
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Why the Kochs Matter
Charles and David Koch became national news about two years ago when a Jane Mayer exposé in the New Yorker revealed the billionaire brothers were funding "stealth attacks on …
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Remembering Mike Wallace
Mike Wallace at his office in New York, Feb. 14, 2002. Wallace, the CBS reporter who became one of the nation's best-known broadcast journalists as an interrogator of the …
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Private Consultants Rake in Public Pension Fund Fees
The woes of public pension funds have generally been placed squarely at the feet of public employees, who are often accused of having bloated pension packages that are neither …
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Monsanto Threatens to Sue Vermont Over GMO Labeling Bill
The world's most hated corporation is at it again, this time in Vermont. Despite overwhelming public support and support from a clear majority of Vermont's Agriculture Committee, Vermont legislators …