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William Rivers Pitt | Decisions Are Made by Those Who Show Up
All you need to see in order to understand just how poorly our level of voter turnout has been working out for each and every one of us is …
US Chamber Contributors Almost Completely Secret, Public Citizen Study Finds
A new Public Citizen report shows the vast majority of the U.S. Chamber's annual expenditures comes from undisclosed sources.
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At the Crossroads: Another Maldives Is Possible
An election confronts Maldivians with an important choice about their leadership and with implications for global climate justice.
Threats of Violence and Hopes for Votes
With the new problem of joblessness (currently at 11.7 percent in Berlin), more and more people left to hunt work in other parts of Germany or elsewhere.
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Decay and Repair: Government Corruption Can Be Fixed
The current level of corruption in Congress can be remedied.
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Australia’s Election Campaign Driven by Barbarism That Dares Not Speak its Name
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, using the fear card to gain reelection.
Venezuela Accuses US of Plotting Coup After Deadly Post-Election Protests
Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro has accused the United States and opposition of planning a coup against him after seven government supporters were killed and 60 people were injured in …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Another Republican Election-Rigging Scheme Bites the Dust, and More
In today's On the News segment: Republicans are pushing their latest austerity plan; new poll shows people trust Fox less than ever before; another Republican election-rigging scheme bites the …
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GOP, Thomas Hobbes Rig Elections
Should we simply let the modern-day kings, the billionaires, run things?
Unusual Shredding and Worrisome Polling in Germany
No, it wasnu2018t shredded wheat. This shredding was not of breakfast food and has been much harder to digest; it was evidence on serial murder!