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Measuring the Impact of Mass Movements
With the explosion of Occupy Wall Street protests, many people have begun to wonder whether this movement will have a lasting impact, and, if so, what political changes it …
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Study: Funding Progressive Domestic Priorities Creates at Least 50 Percent More Jobs Than Military Spending
Facing deep spending cuts, the Department of Defense, including Secretary Leon Panetta, and military-industrial trade associations have complained that tightening the U.S. security budget will cause greater unemployment. And …
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A New Propaganda Push From the War Profiteers
Since the deficit committee officially failed to produce a plan as of last week, expect the war profiteer spin to hit the fan. Here’s an early warning of what …
He Was 22 … She Was 12 … Lessons From the Dead in a No-Learning-Curve World
He was 22, a corporal in the Marines from Preston, Iowa, a “city” incorporated in 1890 with a present population of 949. He died in a hospital in …
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Top GOP Strategist Admits He’s “Scared” of Occupy Wall Street Because It’s “Having an Impact“
The The Republican Governor’s Association met in Florida this week and featured pollster Frank Luntz, who offered a coaching session for attendees about how they should communicate to the …
The Lost Opportunity of Iran-Contra
If you want to solve the perplexing mystery of modern-day America – and understand what went so terribly wrong – an important place to look for clues would be …
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New Hampshire GOP Speaker Discourages Students from Voting Because They’ll Vote “Liberal“
As ThinkProgress has been reporting, the slew of unnecessary voter ID laws passed by Republicans in many states this year are a transparent attempt to disenfranchise core Democratic voters, …
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Unions Beat GOP Candidates as New Hampshire Blocks Anti-Labor Law
GOP presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, on November 29, 2011. Perry urged the …
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Voting in Historic Egyptian Elections Enters Second Day
Cairo - Polls opened for a second scheduled day of voting on Tuesday after unexpectedly large crowds of Egyptians defied predictions of bedlam and violence a day earlier to …
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Thousands March on Washington State Capitol to Protest Budget Cuts
This week, the Washington state legislature is holding a special session to deal with issues related to the state’s budget. Gov. Christine Gregoire (D) has called on the legislature …