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Assassinations and Constitutions
What is happening in America today is actually worse than what happened in Brazil in the '70s.
ALEC’s Fracking Chemical Disclosure Bill Moving Through Florida Legislature
The ALEC model bill for disclosure of chemicals injected into the ground during the controversial hydraulic fracturing process is back for a sequel in the Sunshine State legislature.
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The Shadow Lobbying Complex
On paper, influence peddling has declined. In reality, it has gone underground.
Academic Self-Marginalization Not the Problem
The bigger question, and the less obvious problem with Kristof's opinion, is whether more of us would do any good for the world.
Ukraine’s Political Violence Spurred by Cultural Divide
Nicolai Petro: Violence persists between opposition and security forces, as opponents use culture to divide strongly nationalistic Ukrainian groups and factions identifying with Russia.
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Art Does Not Imitate Life: TV Dramas Can’t Capture the Real World of Politics
“House of Cards” puts the arcane rigmarole of Washington politics on a level the public can understand: the lone psychopath who is the Hillside Strangler of a hundred cop …
Today’s Egypt in a Song: Rima Is Back to Her Old Ways
In Egypt, there is a new catchy tune circulating in social media pages.
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Eugene Robinson | Gridlock’s Growing Victims
In an election year, there are always winners and losers. Rarely, however, are there so many victims.
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Extend Unemployment Assistance by Cutting the War Budget
Extending unemployment assistance could be funded by cutting the money in the war budget that was put there for Pentagon contractor pork.
David Simon on Our Rigged Political System
David Simon, journalist and creator of the TV series “The Wire” and “Treme,” returns to talk with Bill Moyers about the triumph of capital over democracy.