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Three Reasons Why Politics in the US Are Doomed
US politics are “dismal, disgusting and infuriating.” They will be until we all “do politics.”
Bill Moyers: Obamacare – The Right Wing’s Alamo
Bill takes on the Republican Party for their relentless attempts to kill the Affordable Care Act.
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Governing in the Dark
The NSA scandal isn't going away, and each leak tears a bigger hole in our current governing structure.
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Delhi First, India Next is the 2014 Lion’s Roar
Five Indian state elections in November may provide clues to the outcome of the 2014 national parliamentary election.
House Passes Deregulation Bill Written by Citigroup
Bill Black: Both parties support Wall Street's effort to deregulate derivatives.
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School Killings Put US Culture in Spotlight
The increase in violence on a national scale, especially the recent spate of shootings on school grounds, has many Americans, even the u201cexpertsu201d on mass killings, asking one another; …
Obama’s Illegal Drones Kill Innocents, but at Least He Aint Hitler, Right!?!
Drone attacks in countries that have not declared war on us and pose no threat to us are illegal, immoral, and create more enemies than they kill.
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The Revolution Will Not Be (Russell) Brand-ed
As young organizers and radical thinkers, the question on our lips is: why is Brand getting so much attention?
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Obamacare: The Biggest Insurance Scam in History
Health care is a human right, and it is at the center of the conflict of our times, the battle between the people and corporate interests.
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Republican War on Food Stamps: One Giant Lie
This Friday, the SNAP program will be slashed by $5 billion anyway, thanks to the expiration of the 2009 Recovery Act that increased funding to that program.