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“It Shouldn’t Be Tolerated”: New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams on Voting Issues, Sandy Relief and Restoring Communities
Councilman opens up on FEMA, the Red Cross, Superstorm Sandy and the man-made voting disaster in NYC.
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On Third Parties and Electoral Extravanganzas: Kshawa Sawant Pushes on an Open Door
The 2012 election cycle saw two persons of color believed to be socialists competing against well funded candidates representing the interests of the wealthy and corporations. In one of …
Anonymous, Karl Rove and 2012 Election Fix?
Unless Anonymous presents evidence to support its claims of a planned Rove hack, its work will be relegated to the status of internet antics - and the dustbins of …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Pelosi Calls GOP Stance on Sequestration “Disaster Capitalism,” and More
In today's On the News segment: Shadow banking system now worth $67 trillion, and more.
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A Legacy of Occupy: Sticking It to Wall Street
The Occupy movement energized a vanguard of voters to become more populist in their demands.
It Was Actually Romney Who Campaigned Bearing “Gifts“
But instead of offering his gifts to actual people, Romney pledged to reward his favorite kinds of virtual people - corporations and banks.
Sherrod Brown Re-Elected Voicing Middle-Class Populism and Class-War Campaigning
Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown won reelection by u201cwaging class warfareu201d using middle-class populism.
Why Rove Failed to Deliver Ohio on Election Day: What Happened in Ohio This Time Around
While many Republicans, including Karl Rove believe that the Ohio voting results were attributed to voter fraud, in the end, hard facts and numbers do not lie.
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Dean Heller, The Best Senator Sheldon Adelson’s Money Can Buy
There is one force standing between one of the most dangerous corporate titans and ultimate power: the American people.
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Attention Conservatives: Canada has a Home for You
Since the election, the White Houseu2019s website has been inundated with petitions to grant peaceful secession to more than 20 states u2013 mostly from people in the South.