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Who Pays the Bill for Wall Street’s Mess?

Posted on March 22, 2012 by admin

Robert L. Borosage President, Institute for America’s Future Yesterday, House Republicans rolled out their budget plan in the Washington version of a Hollywood movie opening. There was a star turn for Budget Chair Paul Ryan at a conservative think tank. … Continue reading →

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Conservative Bullying Has Made America Into a Broken, Dysfunctional Family: But There Are Ways to Regain Our Well-Being

Posted on March 22, 2012 by admin

An abusive, out-of-control, rageaholic GOP broke our country by shattering our trust in democracy and in ourselves. by Sara Robinson March 20, 2012 A marriage counselor friend once told me that he almost always knows by the end of the … Continue reading →

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Armed With Naïvete

Posted on January 6, 2012 by admin

Bill McKibben Author of a dozen books, including ‘The End of Nature’ and ‘Deep Economy’ Time to Stop Being Cynical About Corporate Money in Politics and Start Being Angry My resolution for 2012 is to be naïve — dangerously naïve. … Continue reading →

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The Decline of Public Good

Posted on January 6, 2012 by admin

Robert Reich Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley; Author, ‘Aftershock’ Meryl Streep’s eery reincarnation of Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady brings to mind Thatcher’s most famous quip, “there is no such thing as ‘society.’” None … Continue reading →

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American Space Exploration Leadership — Why and How

Posted on January 6, 2012 by admin

Buzz Aldrin Apollo 11 Moonwalker As we flip the calendar to 2012, we get the first blast of space news, and the resurgent relevance of human space exploration. China just announced plans to lead humanity in to the moon and … Continue reading →

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Will Fossil Fuel Companies Face Liability for Climate Change?

Posted on January 6, 2012 by admin

by Christine Shearer It is one thing to do your own research, but it is another to deliberately deceive people, contributing to widespread harm primarily to retain profits. January 2, 2012 | In a recent article in National Journal, Americans … Continue reading →

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Will Public Outrage Finally Force the President and the States to Prosecute Outlaw Bankers?

Posted on December 21, 2011 by admin

Richard (RJ) Eskow Consultant, writer and Senior Fellow, Campaign for America’s Future The president has adopted the language of the 99%, and it’s paying off for him. He’s surged from a position slightly behind Mitt Romney in last month’s CNN … Continue reading →

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Why the Republican Crackup is Bad For America

Posted on December 21, 2011 by admin

Robert Reich Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley; Author, ‘Aftershock’ Two weeks before the Iowa caucuses, the Republican crackup threatens the future of the Grand Old Party more profoundly than at any time since the GOP’s … Continue reading →

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8 Stories Buried By the Corporate Media That You Need to Know About

Posted on December 16, 2011 by admin

AlterNet / By Rania Khalek – Not all news stories are treated equally. December 15, 2011 | As 2011 comes to a close, we will see lists of the year’s most memorable events and most important people, as is the … Continue reading →

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Eric Holder Is Correct: Let the Federal Gov. Stop the Racism of Individual States

Posted on December 16, 2011 by admin

Rev. Al Sharpton President, National Action Network When African Americans and other disenfranchised groups were still vying for an opportunity to have their voices heard and participate in the social and political process of the nation they helped construct, the … Continue reading →

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