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Obama’s Address Fails to Look at Roots of Income Inequality
David Cay Johnston: $10.10 minimum wage for federal contractors is a restoration not rise in wages since minimum wage is substantially lower now than in 1960s.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Americans Are Better Off Living in a Blue State, and More
By almost every measure, Americans are better off living in a Blue state, and more.
Self-Congratulatory Politicians Make a Mockery of MLK Day Celebrations
It was profoundly unsettling to watch those that represent the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s opponents and assassins take up his mantle on Monday and exploit the …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Want to Protect Tax Havens for Billionaires, and More
Republicans want to protect tax havens for billionaires. They don't want the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act to go into effect later this year, and more.
Wily Wendy: Media, Political Opponents Employ Sexist Rhetoric Against Wendy Davis Campaign
Right-wing pundits and politicians are latching onto a few minor discrepancies in Wendy Davis' life story to smear the state senator with traditionally sexist tropes.
The Endless Arms Race
44 years after the NPT went into force, the United States and other nuclear powers continue to pursue their nuclear weapons buildups, with no end in sight.
The Harder They Fall
For the first time in his incumbency, Chris Christie is on the defensive. Not an enviable position for a controlling bully.
Four Years After Citizens United: Is Campaign Cash Buying Justice in State Courts?
Four years after the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United, new research shows that outside spending has had a big impact on judicial races.
Watchdogs to Sue FEC for Dismissal of Crossroads GPS Complaint
The complaint stemmed from the group's failure to register as a political committee and disclose its donors despite huge expenditures on political advertising in the 2010 election cycle.
“Balanced” Reporting on BDS Masks Asymmetries of Power, Vituperation and Factual Grounding
There is no question that solutions to the problems of Israel and Palestine are complex. The problems, however, are clear and should not be difficult to diagnose.