Truthout
Politics
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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.
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Surprise
October Surprise.
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The Real Story on Senator Dick Durbin’s Leadership
Senator Dick Durbin is a hard guy not to like. This August, I was able to meet with the Senator along with several other leaders with IIRON and other …
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Don’t Tread on Us: Occupy, Jill Stein, and the Decentralization of Democracy
Arrested twice since she accepted the Green Party nomination, Presidential candidate Jill Stein's character has been under fire, causing supporters to become upset.