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Lee Camp: Rantings of a Stark Raving Sane Man Trapped in a Corporatocracy
If you haven't viewed one of Lee Camp's political rants, you should. Camp is a cross between Lenny Bruce and Lewis Black - with a dash of George Carlin.
The Power of Anti-Government Propaganda
By many standards, Obama has done a remarkable job, but he has fought against a powerful dynamic of modern US politics: a hatred of the federal government.
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So Obama Wins the Election: What Does It All Mean?
Obama's victory was a triumph over a policy of obstruction from the Republican Party that continued throughout his first term.
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Big Money Breakdown: Why 2012 Is the Most Expensive Election Ever
The names of donors who bet billions on the presidential horse race may never be known.
Risking a Repeat of Election 2000
As Al Gore might say, the earth is in the balance.
Obama’s or Romney’s Foreign Policy: Does it Matter Who Wins?
It remains unclear where Mitt Romney really stands on foreign policy and if the election could truly impact US international relations.
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The Shadowy Dark Money Groups Behind California’s Proposition 32
Proposition 32 in California threatens to further destroy the integrity of American politics by allowing corporations to steak elections one donation at a time.
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Freeport Is Not a Democrat vs. Republican Issue
Turning Sensata into a partisan bludgeon will not help the workers.
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Medical Marijuana: Obama Administration Continues Reefer Madness
State referendums on six ballots reflect clinical evidence in medical marijuana research.
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The Great Betrayal – and the Cynicism of Calling it a Grand Bargain
Obama intends to seek a u201cgrand bargainu201d causing the U.S. to adopt the type of austerity program that threw the Eurozone back into a gratuitous recession.