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Vermont Poised to Become 1st State to Enact Single-Payer Healthcare
Rachel Maddow: The People’s Budget Should Be on the Table
Are 1,500 U.S. Troop Deaths in Afghanistan Enough Reasons to End the War?
With Memorial Day coming up, we should take a moment to consider something that’s gone largely unremarked in the mainstream media: more than 1,500 troops have now died in …
Spending Caps: The Republican Plan with Lipstick
Spain’s “Indignados” Summon Spirit of 1968
We’re Not Broke, Just Twisted: Extreme Wealth Inequality in America (Video)
“We're broke.” Or so claim governors and lawmakers all over the country. Our states and our nation can no longer afford, their plaint goes, the programs and services that …
President Obama Speaks on US Policy in Middle East and North Africa
I want to thank Hillary Clinton, who has traveled so much these last six months that she is approaching a new landmark – one million frequent flyer miles. I …
Jeremy Scahill on Blackwater Founder Erik Prince’s Private Army of “Christian Crusaders” in the UAE
Immigrants for Sale
Georgia is the latest state to pass an anti-immigrant bill like SB1070, with Governor Nathan Deal expected to sign it tomorrow. Georgia is also home to the largest private …
“Getting Wise to Breitbart’s Lies”: Missouri Professors Survive Right-Wing Smear Campaign by Andrew Breitbart
Two Missouri labor professors have been vindicated after a right-wing smear campaign almost cost them their jobs. Last month, the website BigGovernment.com—run by right-wing blogger Andrew Breitbart—posted footage of …