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Here’s What Happens if Ratings Agencies Downgrade US Debt: It’s Really Bad
Washington - The political stalemate in the nation's capital over the federal debt and budget deficits is increasing the chances of what seemed highly unlikely until very recently: that …
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Debt Madness Was Always About Killing Social Security
This phony debt crisis has now passed through the looking glass into the realm where madness reigns. What should have been an uneventful moment in which lawmakers make good …
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Fracking Operations Cause Thousands of Earthquakes in Arkansas
Geologists say fracking wastewater disposal wells in central Arkansas caused an outbreak of thousands of minor earthquakes. The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission placed a ban on fracking wastewater …
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The Biggest Driver in the Deficit Battle: Standard & Poor’s
(Photo: What What) If you think deficit-reduction is being driven by John Boehner or Harry Reid, think again. The biggest driver right now is Standard & Poor's. …
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The Influence Industry of Rage
Washington - The monster who slaughtered at least 76 innocent victims in Norway was animated by the same blend of paranoia, xenophobia and alienation that fuels anti-Muslim sentiment in …
House GOP Plays Ben Affleck Movie Clip to Rally Caucus: “I Need Your Help … We’re Going to Hurt Some People”
According to the Washington Post, the House GOP leadership played a short clip from the Ben Affleck movie “The Town” to rally their caucus around Boehner’s debt plan: …
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A Prognosis for Greece
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) Someday, one way or another, Greece will exit from its current state of indentured servitude. But what will …
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You Maaad! How Fox News Uses Hip-Hop to Create Race Panics
Lupe Fiasco, performing at the 2011 Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest. Fiasco appeared on Bill O'Reilly's show, where he criticized President Obama's policies, leaving O'Reilly to defend the president. (Photo: eastscene) …
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Exile in the Promised Land: Why Black America Won’t Walk on Obama
Black America is in crisis. In my neighborhood of Bed-Stuy, families live in small apartments next to empty boarded-up buildings. Cops arrest people at random to meet their quotas. …
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Arrivederci, Water Profiteers: Why 96 Percent of Italian Voters Rejected Their Government’s Push for Water Privatization
Rome, Italy. (Photo: laszlo-photo) "Water—whether we treat it as a public good or as a commodity that can be bought and sold—will in large part determine whether …