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The ALEC Angle in Scott Walker’s “Toxic Strain of Racial Politics“
Walker pushed ALEC-inspired tough-on-crime measures that experts say contributed to Wisconsin having the country's highest rate of African-American men behind bars.
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DC Press Corps Part of Incestuous Culture That Worships Power
In DC, being a celebrity empowers you with the status of being able to influence people and also - if you are in the media - to raise the …
Bradley Foundation Bankrolled Groups Pushing Back on Scott Walker John Doe Criminal Probe
The campaign against Wisconsin's John Doe criminal probe is being led by groups bankrolled by the Milwaukee-based Bradley Foundation.
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Inside the Koch Brothers’ Secret Billionaire Summit
The Koch brothers held an annual, highly secretive mega-donor conference, called “American Courage: Our Commitment to a Free Society,” featured a who's who of Republican political elites.
Obama on the Brink: War or Peace?
With the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria taking control of vast areas of Iraq, President Obama can elect to prosecute an illegal war - or try something completely …
Dear America: It’s Over (Rulers of the World Era)
Does war have a future?
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Cuomo Has Raised Millions Through Loophole He Pledged to Close
The governor has called for closing a gap in the stateu2019s campaign finance laws, but heu2019s taken far more through the loophole than his predecessors, much of it from …
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DC Is a Revolving Door of Money, Media, Power and Vanity: A Requiem for Democracy
“THIS TOWN” is a lacerating unmasking of DC in the Swiftian satirical tradition, except it's not just a lampoon; it's the truth.
Repugnant Republicans – An Analysis
No doubt there are Republicans who are both racist and politically unprincipled in their attitudes to President Obama.
Federal Contract Workers Say $10.10 is Poverty Wage, Call on President Obama to Recognize Union
More than 200 worker leaders at 50 federal contractors demand president to end strikes, allow collective bargaining.