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The Republican “Small Government” Fraud
One of the most widely-advertised but falsest claims in American politics is that the modern Republican Party stands for u201csmall government.u201d
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Rape and Women’s Voice
You have to pinch yourself sometimes to remind yourself that it's 2012 and we still don't know how to talk about rape in this country. Who would have thought …
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GOP Ghosts in Tampa
This week, 48 years on, Mitt Romney is set to achieve what his father never could. But this great family triumph will not represent a vindication of his father's …
Democracy, From the Ground Up
Is it possible to have national Democracy with a Big D if you do not have real local democracy with a small d, at the level where people live, …
Video: Answer This, Paul Ryan
The newest contributor to Blunt, the always astute Sally Kohn, TV commentator extraordinaire!
Ignore the Deficit Hawks: Social Security Is Easy to Fix
On the 77th anniversary of Social Security, we're celebrating what has made the program so important and why it remains vital today. Jeff Madrick explains why Social Security's so-called …
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How Nonprofits Spend Millions on Elections and Call It Public Welfare
Social welfare nonprofits have emerged as a prime vehicle for political money for several reasons.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Boston Airport Security Staff Instructed to Racially Profile Passengers, and More
Updates on the most extreme veep nominee in a century, Goldman Sachs' free ride, yet another apparent hate crime against Muslims, and more.
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What Does Collective Democracy Look Like? It’s Up to Us.
As the u201cadvancedu201d nations of the world sink deeper into financial, ecological, and moral bankruptcy, a growing contingent of the global population refuses to stand idly by while our …
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What Does Collective Democracy Look Like? It’s Up to Us.
As the u201cadvancedu201d nations of the world sink deeper into financial, ecological, and moral bankruptcy, a growing contingent of the global population refuses to stand idly by while our …