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A View From Washington: The President’s Quest for the Unholy Grail
An empire in decline is always for sale and this new social contract is another example that we live in a full-blown plutonomy.
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Boehner Cancels Tax Vote in Face of GOP Revolt
Opponents said they were not about to bend their uncompromising principles on taxes just because Boehner asked.
Beyond Super-Elites and Conspicuous Consumption: Real Ecological Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century
Although there is dispute about the precise dimensions of the problem, prudence alone suggests the importance of confronting basic ecological limits.
What Happened to Fighting Against Any Cuts to Social Security?
Some liberal journalists are losing their bearings on Obama's social security sellout.
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Republicans Debating Republicans: Social Welfare Cuts
President Obama has given in to Republicans over and over again during his first four years in office. We need to remind him that he's the President.
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Obama Signals Four More Years of Bad Relations With Latin America
Barack Obama and his administration are creating a lot of unnecessary hostility toward Latin America.
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An Appreciated, and Rare, Reversal of Economic Doctrine
Why do American businesses not feel that itu2019s worth their while to pay enough to attract the workers they say they need?
Grappling With Phantoms: The Financial Cliff, the War on Christmas, and Other Dim Tidings of Political Disconnect
As we draw near to the Winter Solstice and the days shorten, one's thoughts are drawn inward.
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Reverend Billy Is the Anti-Claus With Message of No-Click Christmas
Rev. Billy's Anti-Claus message from his Church of Stop Shopping takes slew of Santas by surprise on their way to a conference.
Economic Update: Conditions of the Working Class
Updates on Newtown, CT. school shooting, global warming and the CIA, Hostess abuses workers' pensions, and growing gap between CEOs' and workers' pay.