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Top Five Reasons Why the Occupy Wall Street Protests Embody Values of the Real Boston Tea Party
In recent years, the Boston Tea Party has been associated with a right-wing movement that supports policies favoring powerful corporations and the wealthy. As ThinkProgress has reported, lobbyists and …
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Uncle Sam Should Support Built-to-Last Companies, Not Built-to-Loot Enterprises
A powerful coalition of U.S.-based global companies is lobbying hard for a “tax holiday” on offshore profits. Companies like Google, Apple, Pfizer, and General Electric have parked …
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From “Occupy Wall Street” to Electioneering, Frustrated Liberals Rising
Washington - Demoralized liberals are trying to get their mojo back. Frustrated with Congress, outmaneuvered by the tea party and all but silent as the GOP swept the 2010 …
Israel’s Window to Bomb Iran
There are mounting signs that the right-wing Israeli government may think the timing is right for an attack on Iran, with growing alarms inside Israel about alleged Iranian progress …
An Open Letter to Wall Street
Let's face it: the mess outside your office is your doing.
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It’s President Obama Who Needs to “Stop Complaining’" and Get to Work
President Obama’s speech to the Congressional Black Caucus’ annual meeting this past weekend shouldn’t have even been news. As a whole, it was unremarkable. He offered up his now-standard …
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Can the Left Stage a Tea Party?
Washington - Why hasn't there been a tea party on the left? And can President Obama and the American left develop a functional relationship? That those two …
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Don’t Drink the Water: Tainted Water Flows from Taps of Rural Valley Homes
Tooleville - From her living room window, Valeriana Alvarado can see the Friant-Kern Canal, where pristine snowmelt flows to farm fields. She loves walking along the canal, …
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Greek Government Cutting 30,000 State Jobs
Athens - After marathon talks with foreign auditors, the Greek government said Sunday that it had reached a deal on how to slash its unwieldy public sector by putting …
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Arab Spring Increases Pressure on Israel to Negotiate, Panetta Says
In the face of the regime changes brought by the Arab Spring, negotiating with the Palestinians is all the more important for an “increasingly isolated” Israel, Defense Secretary Leon …