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Oklahoma Legislators Declare War on Working Poor
It's official: Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and Republicans in the Oklahoma Legislature don't care about the working poor or their children.
Fact Sheet: The Pro-Money Supreme Court
The Brennan Center published a fact sheet detailing the Roberts Court's shift, in a series of decisions since 2007, toward favoring big money interests at the expense of average …
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To Privatize or Not to Privatize
The further privatization of public education is often hidden in the language of education u201creformu201d while proof is emerging in countries that are extensively privatized that results are not …
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A New Neocon Push for Syrian War
The neocon agenda of "regime change" in disfavored countries continues unabated with new pressure for a US military intervention in Syria, billed as "humanitarian" and coupled with ridicule for …
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US Adopts Israeli Demand to Bring Iran’s Missiles into Nuclear Talks
The Barack Obama administration's insistence that Iran discuss its ballistic missile programme in the negotiations for a comprehensive nuclear agreement brings its position into line with that of Israel …
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Neocons and the Ukraine Coup
Regarding Ukraine, today's State Department bureaucracy seems to be continuing the same anti-Moscow geopolitical strategy set during those Reagan-Bush years.
Gossip and Tectonics, Nude Boys and Naked Truths
Gossip and scandal are part of politics; the German media is currently overflowing with these commodities.
Trial Courts Update: Vacancies Higher After Filibuster Reform
Three months after Senate Democrats reformed the filibuster rules for executive and judicial nominees, Senate obstruction continues in new forms.
A Call to Develop a Worker Cooperative Sector in New York City: How the City Can Create Jobs and Address Inequality at Its Roots
Pioneers in creation of co-op business start-ups met in New York City and exchanged success stories and dreams for their democratic work movement.
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Keep Your Promise: A Left-Right Coalition To Help Veterans and Cut the Debt
How we are going to pay for increased veterans' benefits, given broad Republican resistance to raising revenue or increasing the deficit?