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Will Democrats Embrace “Austerity American Style”? Crash This Party and Find Out
Heard about the meeting that's being held to decide your economic future? If the answer's “no,” don't feel bad: That's because you weren't invited. But Tim Geithner was. So …
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Why the Occupy Movement Frightens the Corporate Elite
This is why the Occupy movement frightens the corporate elite. What fosters revolution is not misery, but the gap between what people expect from their lives and what is …
What Americans can Learn from Eurocrisis
Guest: Michael Hudson is a Wall Street Financial Analyst, Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri, Kansas City and author of Super-Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of …
The Real Lion of Zion: Netanyahu Consolidates Power
The Israeli opposition party Kadima, which has the largest number of Knesset seats of any single Israeli political party, will join in a national unity government with second-seated Likud and …
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Long-Time Senator Lugar Loses Primary Challenge in Indiana
Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Indiana) speaks during his primary night party in Indianapolis, May 8, 2012. (Photo: Peter W. Stevenson / The New York Times)Indianapolis - Richard G. Lugar, one …
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North Carolina Adds Ban on Gay Unions to Its Constitution
People leave a protest against the state Senate's vote to place a referendum on the 2012 ballot for a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, in Raleigh, North Carolina, September …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Wisconsin Voters Hit the Polls for the First Battle in Historic Recall Election, and More
In today's On the News segment: Wisconsin voters hit the polls today for the first battle in a historic recall election, a slew of lobbyists are working on behalf …
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North Carolina: Marriage Rights (but Not Equal Rights) on the May 8th Ballot
North Carolina polls are open for early voting in the primary election, and the rights of unmarried couples are being put to a public referendum. I voted against North …
What Teachers Want
It is difficult to generalize about the opinions of any group as large and diverse as public school teachers, of which there are about 3.2 million. But it can’t …
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In Voting Sunday, Greece and France Are Expected to Reject Austerity Measures, Roiling Europe’s Leaders
Nicolas Sarkozy. (Photo: Rodrigo SEPÚLVEDA SCHULZ / Flickr)Athens, Greece - French and Greek leaders who backed the European Union’s severe austerity measures are likely to take a drubbing when …