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Tough Talk for America: A Guide to the Presidential Debates You Won’t Hear
Hereu2019s a brief guide to what you wonu2019t hear this Wednesday or in the other presidential and vice-presidential debates later in the month. Think of these as five …
Election Countdown 2012: #Occupy Arrests From October 2011 Ruled Unconstitutional, and More
This week in the Election Countdown: Associate Judge Thomas Donnelly ruled the October 2011 arrests were unconstitutional because the city routinely chooses not to enforce the curfew for events the …
Obama Versus Romney: Everything You Need to Know About Where the Candidates Stand on Energy Policy
There are stark differences between the two presidential candidates that must be discussed so Americans have a clear view of the energy path each candidate would lead us down.
The Rain on Our Parade: A Letter to My Dismal Allies
Rebecca Solnit: I have a grand goal, and that is to counter the Republican right with its deep desire to annihilate everything I love and to move toward far …
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Democratic Senators Want a Stop to Arctic Drilling
Problems on the Arctic Challenger has caused Shell to give up for the year on drilling for oil in the Arctic waters off Alaska.
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After Nearly A Decade Of Declines, Manufacturing Jobs Begin Rebound
Manufacturing slumped in the first year of the Obama administration as the nation dealt with the effects of the recession, but since then, manufacturing has posted job gains in …
Is There Any Such Thing as Progressive US Foreign Policy in the Middle East?
The US progressive movement must reconcile positions on US foreign policy that often support US imperial projects abroad with its push for social justice at home.
Election Countdown 2012: Selma City Council Votes to Stop Monument to KKK Leader, and More
This week in the Election Countdown: Green Party nominee Jill Stein tours around various colleges in California this week; A 2009 lawsuit filed by former Presidential candidate Ralph Nader …
20 Dollar Per Ton Carbon Tax Could Reduce Deficit by $1.2 Trillion in 10 Years
With the election in full swing and Republicans campaigning against climate action, talks of using a carbon tax as a deficit reduction tool may be halted.
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Citizens United Ruling Accounts for 78 Percent of Outside Campaign Spending
“This money enabled outside groups to run shadow campaigns for or against candidates of their choice,” according to the study. The spending also includes about"$4.1 million in expenditures for …