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Inside the “ALEC Universe“
Representative Chris Taylor: They are ready to start creating an ALEC nation.
The Perpetual Drone War in Yemen
Obamau2019s continuing militaristic approach in the Middle East is exploding the prospects for the sea change in U.S. policy many hoped would come with his election.
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Greece’s Golden Dawn: A Wake-up Call for Europe
The bankers behind the European Union's imposition of neoliberal austerity in Greece have fed the rise of Golden Dawn with its
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If We Cut Aid to Egypt’s Military, Would We Die?
Shouldn't supporters of U.S. inaction in the face of the Egyptian coup and repression - in violation of U.S. law - be forced to explain themselves on the record?
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Cash and Congress: The Tie That Binds
Their fat wallets and deep pockets bring together Democrats and Republicans like no one else in a collegial spirit of kumbaya as they dive for dollars in exchange for …
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Feinstein Defends Congress’ Intelligence Oversight Amid New Revelations
Feinstein claims that the infomation revealed in the Post was old news to her NSA cohorts and contends that the NSA did not deliberately break any laws.
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Why Congress’s Gridlock Doesn’t Paralyze Government but Gridlocks Democracy
Just because the legislature has ceased to function doesn't mean our government has. Political decision making has moved to peripheral public entities, where power is exercised less transparently and …
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A Lack of Spine on Egypt
Eugene Robinson: Obama should speak the truth and cut off military aid.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Cayman Islands Have Agreed to Make it More Difficult for the Rich to Evade Taxes, and More
The bankers, billionaires, and wealthy elite are losing one of their favorite offshore tax havens.
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Will Washington, D.C. Be Named “Reaganville?”
Itu2019s easier to abolish women and to send illegal immigrants to the moon than it is to improve our nation, at least for Republicans.