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Barack Obama
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.
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Myths that Are Impediments to Peace
The real challenge for peacemakers is to reflect on the vision projected by President Obama in his Cairo and Jerusalem speeches — to recognize the equal humanity and rights …
Veterans in the SOTU: Ending the Mindset That Got Us Into War
Robert Naiman: In his State of the Union address, President Obama has an opportunity to talk about providing the funding to care for the veterans from a decade of …
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The Five Things We Want to Hear in President Obama’s State of the Union Speech
President Barack Obama will give his annual State of the Union address to the American people next week. But what is the state of our union?
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President Obama’s Inequality Story
Dean Baker: An increase in the minimum wage is an important goal with substantial benefits but it should not be confused with an inequality agenda.
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Obama’s NSA Speech Makes Orwellian Surveillance Patriotic
Michael Ratner: President Obama's assertion that our nation was formed as a result of a heroic history of surveillance is a misleading scare tactic.
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SOTU 2014: The Cognitive Power of the President
President Obama could right a slew of wrongs using his cognitive and executive powers, says George Lakoff, and he has a list in mind he hopes to hear about …
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Putting Peace in Double Jeopardy
US-Iran and Israel-Palestinian peace efforts are jeopardized by AIPAC-inspired senators or by Israel itself.
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The New Neocons Are “Socialist” (They Say)
The “Socialist” government of French President Franu00e7ois Hollande is to the right of De Gaulle - and Barack Obama.
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Some States Have a Sneaky Plan to Stop the NSA
Six states have introduced bills that would impede NSA operations within their boundaries.