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Santa Claus Faces the Democratic Firing Squad?
What Bernie Sanders and other Progressives understand is Democrats havenu2019t been playing Santa Claus for the last 80 years just to win elections. Theyu2019ve been playing Santa Claus to …
Behavior Modification and an Authoritarian Society
Those who rise to power in the corporatocracy are control freaks, addicted to the buzz of power over other human beings, and so it is natural for such authorities …
Former GOP Strategist Kevin Phillips on the Roots of American Revolution and Future of US Politics
With the Republican Party in a state of turmoil following Mitt Romneyu2019s loss three weeks ago, we talk to a guest who was once one of the most influential …
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How Ideology Seduces Us – and How We Can (Try to) Escape It
Shatteringly funny and deeply intellectual, the Slovenian psychoanalytic philosopher Slavoj u017diu017eek analyzes Hollywood cinema from the inside.
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Walmart’s Hunger Games
Unlike previous Hunger Game Black Fridays, this time the working poor are fighting back.
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Internet Privacy? Not if the Government Has Its Way
If a new bill passes, government agencies will no longer need a warrant to have total access to citizensu2019 email accounts and other forms of electronic communication.
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Will the FCC Give Rupert Murdoch the Powerful Gift of Media Consolidation?
FCC proposal opens the door to media monopolies in major markets.
Woody Guthrie at 100: Pete Seeger, Billy Bragg, Will Kaufman Honor the “Dust Bowl Troubadour”
Commemorations are being held across the country this year to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of the countryu2019s greatest songwriters, Woody Guthrie.
The Big Lie About the “Entitlement State“
The real costs of the Big Three transfer programs fall into two categories.
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10 Steps to Repair American Democracy
America is standing at a fork in the road, staring into the distance of an unknown landscape. Allow me to present two possible alternatives, a tale of two potential …