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Jobs Act’s Pre-Emptive Concessions Show More Pressure Needed Within and Outside Washington
President Barack Obama holds a copy of the American Jobs Act while delivering remarks at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, September 14, 2011. (Photo: Doug Mills/The …
The Math Behind “Class Warfare” – a Middle Class Under Attack
Washington - President Obama said on Monday that his proposal would bring taxes for millionaires in line with those paid by the middle class. This “is not class warfare; …
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When Socialism Saves Capitalism
Washington - Have you noticed that one of the Obama administration's most successful programs is also its most “socialist” initiative? OK, the bailout of General Motors and …
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War and Shopping: The Extremism That Never Speaks Its Name
Looking for a bookshop that was no longer there, I walked instead into a labyrinth designed as a trap. Leaving became an illusion, rather like Alice once she had …
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Troy Davis and Our Pro-Life Government
Wednesday evening, when the news was mistakenly announced that Troy Davis would not be killed, the crowd that I was with erupted with joy and with the enthusiastic realization …
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The Heinz Award and What I Plan to Do With It
Heinz Award recipient Sandra Steingraber. (Photo: Dede Hatch) I'm thrilled to receive a Heinz Award in recognition of my research and writing on environmental health. This is …
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Despite Worldwide Outcry, Troy Davis Is Executed in Georgia
Jackson, Ga. - Troy Davis, who was convicted of gunning down a Savannah police officer 22 years ago, was put to death by lethal injection Wednesday night, his life …
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“Occupy Wall Street” Protest Has International Support; Setting Up for Long Haul
It's Day 5 of the occupation of Wall Street and the activists have settled in for a while. Their camp in Zuccotti Park, formerly …
Postal Service: Death by Bathtub Drowning
A resident of Lawrence, Kansas, sends mail at the US Post Office on April 18, 2011. (Photo: Steve Hebert / The New York Times) President Obama announced …
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Message to Banks: Pay US Back
A protester on Wall Street, September 19, 2011. (Photo: Dan Nguyen) Today, the Association of Washington Business, the powerful chamber of Washington State businesses, is in the …