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Is Local Democracy Possible in the Global Era?
Can Americans ever really take charge of their common community life, given the realities of the modern political economy?
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Partisan Warfare Erupts Over Susan Rice as Possible Secretary of State
A visibly annoyed President Barack Obama and tough-talking Senate Republicans clashed sharply Wednesday over Susan Riceu2019s qualifications to become secretary of state.
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Obama Will Not Extend Bush-Era Tax Cuts, Economists Warn Against Austerity
Progressives in Obama's base are applauding the president's budget plans but warn that Washington's obsession with cutting spending could threaten the nation's economic recovery.
Small Business Owners on Bush Tax Cuts, Fiscal Cliff: “It’s Time to Listen to Main Street Not Wall Street”
As Congress reconvened Tuesday for its lame duck session, small business leaders from the Main Street Alliance network sent a letter to President Obama, House Speaker John Boehner, Senate …
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On Election Day, Money and Magical Thinking
Will the movement for campaign finance reform continue, or are candidates and incumbents so dependent on transfusions of campaign cash they smother the effort in its crib?
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How to Build a Grassroots Power Base
Social movements must bring the creative energy of protest culture to electoral campaigns.
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The Presidential Election Exposed, Again, the Death of the Liberal Class
Chris Hedges: It's a useless appendage to the corporate state.
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Hey, Charlie Brown
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Tavis Smiley, Cornel West on the 2012 Election and Why Calling Obama “Progressive” Ignores His Record
Both Tavis and Smiley single out prominent progressives whom they accuse of overlooking Obamau2019s actual record.
Wall Street Offers a Second Career for Former Politicians
The revolving door is in full swing in Congress as ousted politicians find lucrative jobs on Wall Street.