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On Guns, Unfinished Business
As Jennifer Hudson and the children of Sandy Hook Elementary sang at the Superbowl this Sunday, we are reminded that there is unfinished business when it comes to gun …
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From Arizona to Montana, Native Voters Struggle for Democracy
Leonard Gorman, head of the Navajo Nationu2019s Human Rights Commission, struggles to keep gerrymandering from crippling his people's right to democracy.
Creative Finance: Leaving Felons in Charge of the Banks
The Obama administration's curious logic seems to be that shielding banks from investigation and prosecution builds trust in the institutions at the center of the financial crash.
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Republican Energy Plan Calls for More Drilling, Nothing to Rein in Greenhouse Gases
New legislation from Republicans celebrates freedom of choice by restricting any laws that regulate green house emissions linked to global warming.
Verbal Tics and Political Routines
Norman Solomon gives a review of some political habits America can kick in 2013.
Obama Pushes Ahead With Immigration Reform – Here’s the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Will this be the break-through moment for comprehensive reform?
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An Unconstitutional Twofer
New conservative legislation from GOP leaders in the house has changed the national debt from a number to a concept. Alan Grayson reports.
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GOP Vote Rigging Stalls in Virginia and Florida but Pushes on in Wisconsin and Michigan – Why?
Will citizens allow their elected leaders to get away with these cynically partisan vote-rigging schemes?
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Shot by Their Own Men: How the Virginia Senate Inadvertently Predicts Republican Decline
The GOP's gerrymandering spree will ultimately frustrate the party's efforts to stay in power.
Obama Administration Fails to Prosecute Banking Fraud to “Save the System”
James S. Henry commenting on PBS documentary