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Needing FEMA
FEMA to the rescue.

Operation Caymans
"Will you support the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act to bring back $100 billion of lost offshore tax revenue a year, or will you let corporate pirates continue to …

I Vote Nation: Generation Vote
New video promo from I Vote Nation asks young people around the nation to vote on Election day because they are the future of this country.

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Frankenstorms and Climate Change: How the 1% Created a Monster
If hurricane Sandy - one of the largest storms in the history of the Atlantic - is man made, then have we, like Dr. Frankenstein, created a monster …

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Henry A. Giroux | Beyond the Dead End of American Electoral Politics: Rethinking the Crisis of Politics
The issue is no longer how to work within the current electoral system, but how to dismantle it and construct a new political landscape.

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Silences Louder Than Their Words: Effective Economic Policies Neither Candidate Advocates
Here are six options that are not on the table.

Bill McKibben on Hurricane Sandy and Climate Change: “If There Was Ever a Wake-up Call, This Is It”
“This thing is stitched together from elements natural and unnatural, and it seems poised to cause real havoc,” says Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org.

Economists’ Statement on Jobs
We are economists who think that the economy should serve people, the planet and the future.

On the News With Thom Hartmann: Romney Campaign Is Trying to Deceive Voters in Swing-State Wisconsin
In today's On the News segment: More than seven million Americans are without power, Mitt Romney campaign is trying to deceive voters in swing-state Wisconsin, The Spanish economy continues …

The Corporatocracy vs. Workplace Democracy
Plain and simple, the mechanisms by which we the people can control our democracy are being destroyed one-by-one.