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On Social Security, Romney Just as Dangerous as Other GOP Candidates
No matter how fatigued the rest of the country is with the endless Republican debate schedule, Mitt Romney must be looking forward to tonight’s face-off in New Hampshire. Despite …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Poll Shows 53 Percent of Republicans Support Raising Taxes on the Wealthy, and More
In today's On the News segment: New poll shows that two-thirds of Americans - and even 53 percent of Republicans - support raising taxes on the wealthy, the 30-year …
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House Amendment to Reverse Citizens United Ruling Meets With Mixed Support
In the wake of the landmark Supreme Court case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which upheld that corporations were “persons” and that their deep-pocket political expenditures were a …
Occupy Wall Street Takes the Upper East Side
Fifth Avenue at number 838 is a massive building, overlooking the southeast corner of Central Park. Blocks from the world-famous Plaza Hotel, the only people likely to pass by …
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Community Groups, Labor and ‘Occupy Chicago’ Protest Mortgage Bankers Association, Seven Thousand Strong
Protesters gather for the Occupy Chicago General Assembly. Click to view larger. (Photo: Mario Garcia-Baeza) When the Mortgage Bankers Association decided to hold their annual conference in …
Grotesque, Immoral and Profoundly Anti-Democratic: The Death Penalty Should Be Repealed
Murder without due process is the government act that fundamentally separates free societies from authoritarian regimes.
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Why No Demands? Occupy Wall Street Is a Rebellion, Not a Protest
Let’s get something straight: this movement has issued no demands. It is not a protest. It’s an occupation. Rebellions don’t have demands. As we wrote in the …
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Common Cents: Campaign Finance Reform Gets Congressional Boost
Yesterday on the Dylan Ratigan Show, Rep. Donna Edwards spoke at length about her recently introduced constitutional amendment that would restore to Congress and the states the authority to …
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The Rise of the Reverse Houdinis
Washington - So let’s see: The solution to large-scale abuses of the financial system, a breakdown of the private sector, extreme economic inequality and the failure of companies and …
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Wall Street (Unlike)
Tyrants are ruthless. They throw people in jail, execute them without trial, suppress the press. They can rule for decades. They can attempt to set up dynasties. But in …