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Obamacare and Those Invincible Youngsters
Dean Baker: The focus on the young invincibles is largely a distraction. However it is not an altogether harmless distraction.
Canada’s Lubicon Lake Nation Continue Anti-Fracking Campaign, Appeal Court Injunction
Members of Lubicon Lake Nation are fighting a pro-fracking injunction granted in favor of Penn West Petroleum.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: A Federal Judge Has Rejected the Mandatory Drug Testing of Welfare Recipients, and More
In today's On the News segment: Compared to the standards of the 1960s, the so-called middle class is dead, and more.
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Children Beheaded as Violence Engulfs the Central African Republic
At least 16 children have been killed since December 5 in Bangui, the country's capital, and more are being recruited into armed groups.
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Abolish the Aisle: Would Divided Legislators Work Together If They Had to Sit in Alphabetical Order?
Marco Rubio would be next to Bernie Sanders, and Paul Ryan would rub elbows with Ohio Democrat Tim Ryan. If we closed the personal gap, maybe we could close …
Racing to Save My Deer Friends
On January 10, 2014 a
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Eagle Ford Shale: Breathe at Your Own Risk
Fracking is in full swing in the Eagle Ford Shale region of southern Texas, home to the most productive oil field in the United States.
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Okinawans to Be Sacrificed Again on the Altars of US and Japanese Militarism
The implications of the new Marine air base in Okinawa are devastating for the peoples of Okinawa and Guam, as well as for the prospects of peace in East …
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Capitalism in Crisis: Who Are the Real “Takers”?
Though the American population clearly feels and is forced to deal with the ramifications of this failing system, it's highly unlikely that capitalism will be dismantled in favor of …
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The ACA: Here to Stay
Eugene Robinson: “I don't know how we'll get there, but we're now on the road to universal health care. There's no turning back.”