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It May Be Hard to Believe, but GOP Will Become Even More Extreme, Respected Political Forecasters Say
Focus groups find the GOP in a battle for its political survival.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: President Obama Declares He Is “Not Budging” on Debt Ceiling, and More
On Tuesday, President Obama spoke at length about the looming debt limit deadline and the ongoing government shutdown, and more.
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Ask a Keynesian: With US Borrowing Capped, Won’t More Pentagon Spending Destroy Jobs?
In the current federal budget political context, unnecessary Pentagon spending destroys American jobs.
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Republican Crazy Talk About the Debt Ceiling
Sounding crazy is part of the Republican bargaining strategy.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: House Republicans Continue to Blame President Obama for the Government Shutdown, and More
House Republicans continue to point the finger at President Obama for the government shutdown.
Noam Chomsky | On Shutdown, Waning US Influence, Syrian Showdown
Noam Chomsky gives his perspective on the US government shutdown, the Syrian civil war, capitalist reform in South America and more in a Truthout interview.
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American Craziness and Class Warfare
Paul Krugman: The monster the wealthy created has turned on its creators.
Bill Moyers: On the Sabotage of Democracy
Bill Moyers shares his own thoughts on the shutdown, and the resulting sabotage of democracy.
Will Seniors Have to Pay for President Obama’s Victory on Budget Standoff?
As Republicans consider another
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Is America Teetering on the Edge of the Hunger Cliff?
Poverty rates have not gone down and hunger in our country may be at its highest levels since the Great Depression.