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Barack Obama
Posturing from Weakness
President Obama's 2015 budget proposes a number of tax increases that will mainly affect the rich.
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Chris Hedges | Welcome to Satan’s Ball
Our elites have established the most efficient system of mass surveillance in history. They have abolished most of our civil liberties.
How Obama Became a Publicist for His Presidency (Rather Than the President)
For some time now, observers have been saying that Barack Obama seems more like a king than a president.
The New York Times Budget Reporting Looks Like RT on Ukraine
News organizations are supposed to inform readers about the world, not make stuff up.
Richard D. Wolff | Obama’s Economic Significance
Putting a disarming smiley face on capitalism's depredations is the economic significance of the Obama administration.
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Obama Needs Different Health Sign-Up Message to Youth as March 31 Deadline Approaches
Early numbers suggest young people comprise a fourth of insurance purchases. The administration is hoping for a big jump to 40 percent.
Possible New Cold War? High-Fives in the Halls of the Pentagon
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has given the Department of Defense a possible reprieve from American citizens' war-weary thoughts.
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President Obama Proposes 2015 Budget
New budget includes $56 billion in additional spending, relieving sequestration for fiscal 2015.
The War on Veterans: Congress and the White House Are Much Better at Starting Wars Than Cleaning Up After Them
Whenever Washington winds down its wars and our troops become needy veterans, interest in their welfare always flags. Clearly, Congress and the White House are much better at starting …
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Obama’s Far Right Foreign Policy
In order to stop the never-ending warmongering of US foreign policy, the US government itself must be fundamentally transformed.