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Murder Is Good Politics, Bad Justice
Supporters of Troy Davis react after learning the US Supreme Court declined to reconsider his execution in Jackson, Georgia, September 21, 2011. (Photo: Grant Blankenship / The New York …
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A Different Strike for a Different Hotel
(Photo: Steve Rhodes / Flickr) Hyatt Hotels wasted no time and pulled no punches in condemning UNITE-HERE's seven-day strike against six hotels in San Francisco, Chicago, Los …
Yes, the Tea Party Is Revolting
Weeks ago, I wrote an essay on America's empathy crisis as the common denominator in our country's hard right turn on a broad array of political issues. The recent …
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Conservatives Say It Out Loud: They Hate Democracy
(Photo: K Latham / Flickr) The roots of today's toxic conservative movement lie in Ayn Rand's teaching that wealthy “producers” — now called “job creators” — should …
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#OccupyWallStreet Is More Than a Hashtag – It’s Revolution in Formation
#OccupyWallStreet protesters gathering in New York's financial district on September 17, 2011. (Photo: David Shankbone / Flickr) A lot of what you've probably seen or read about …
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House Passes Stopgap Bill, Edges Closer to Avoiding Shutdown
Washington - The House on Friday passed a new version of a stopgap spending bill about 30 hours after rejecting a nearly identical version of the legislation, intended to …
Nine Policies Conservatives Were for Long Before They Were Against Them
In 2001, the GOP's budget guru, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, was excited for the opportunity to vote for Bush's “temporary” tax cuts. "I think we ought to have this …
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House Republicans Regroup After Vote Blocks Spending Bill
Washington— House Republicans struggled on Thursday morning to find a way to pass legislation to fund the government through mid-November and provide assistance to natural disaster victims, following an …
Targeting Immigrants
A border patrol agent stationed at a checkpoint on a highway near Douglas, Arizona, pulls over vehicles during spot inspections. (Photo: Monica Almeida / The New York Times) …
The Truth About “Class War” in America
Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference 2011 in Washington, DC. Ryan, among other Republicans, has described Obama's deficit reduction plan as “class warfare.” …