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The GOP’s History of “Hostage Taking“
Since the 1960s, the Republican and Democratic parties have diverged in behavior – as well as over issues such as war and social programs – with the Republicans sometimes …
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Lobbying the Supercommittee
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My Presbyterian Cult
Robert Jeffress speaking at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, DC. (Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr) Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas and a …
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Greece
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99 Percent
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The Art of the Shakedown, From the Nile to the Potomac
A bit over an hour into the five-hour drive across the ferrous red plateau, heading south toward Uganda’s capital Kampala, suddenly, there’s the Nile, a boiling, roiling cataract at …
Glenn Greenwald on Occupy Wall Street, Banks Too Big to Jail and the Attack on WikiLeaks (2)
The prominent political and legal blogger Glenn Greenwald comments on the growing Occupy Wall Street movement. "What this movement is about is more important than specific legislative demands. It…is …
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After Police Attack Occupy Oakland Iraq War Vet Reportedly in Critical Care
Update @ 5:15pm ET: A YouTube video (below) is circulating of a protester who appears to have been struck in the face by a projectile fired by police, presumably …
Glenn Greenwald on Two-Tiered U.S. Justice System, Obama’s Assassination Program & the Arab Spring
Glenn Greenwald’s new book, “With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful,” offers a scathing critique of what he …
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Santa Clara County Ends Collaboration with ICE
San Jose - In what has been heralded as the most progressive policy in the nation, Santa Clara County today voted in a new set of guidelines for civil …