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The “Tea Party” Movement, More Hype Than Reality
Ken and Donna Paulsen give away T-shirts at a straw poll in Ames, Iowa, Aug. 13, 2011. (Photo: Eric Thayer / The New York Times) The validity …
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North Carolina Considers Constitutionally Banning Same-Sex Marriage
Gay marriage is already illegal in North Carolina, but last month, the state's Republican-controlled legislature put a proposal to amend the state Constitution to ban same-sex marriage on a …
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Franklin Center: Right-Wing Funds State News Source
As newsrooms across the country shave off staff due in part to slipping ad revenue and corporate media conglomeration, The Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity, is rushing …
6 Things to Know About “Smoking Man” in Herman Cain’s Weird New Ad (Dude Was Banned From Electoral Politics)
There's a Cancer Man on the body politic. Herman Cain, the former Americans for Prosperity operative, and his presidential campaign manager, Mark Block, are having a most …
Romney, In His Own Words: “The People Who Need the Help Most Are Not the Poor“
If you were waiting for an economic plan from presidential candidate Mitt Romney that helps the poor, you might be waiting for a while. Stumping in Iowa …
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Congressional Black Caucus Targets State Voter Laws as Hostile
Washington - Minority voters have long had problems simply exercising their right to vote in certain parts of the country — and minority lawmakers fear the situation will become …
Occupy the Narrative
Truthout has been covering the Occupy Wall Street movement on the ground from the first day, and we'll be there until the goals of the movement are reached. This …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama to Issue One Executive Order a Week to Boost Economy, and More
In today's On the News segment: A Florida high school teacher was slapped with fines for helping students register to vote, Rick Perry has gone birther, a homemade chemical …
Dean Baker on How We Can Make the “Free Market” Work for the 99 Percent
In the post-War era, as a large American middle class emerged, the top 1 percent of households took in 10.02 percent of the nation's pre-tax income. In only eight …
Occupiers Have to Convince the Other 99 Percent
Occupy Wall Street: Day 14, September 30, 2011. (Photo: ©wendyannibell photos) The occupation movement’s greatest challenge will be overcoming the deep distrust of white liberals by the …