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The Sickening Snowden Backlash

by Kirsten Powers Jun 14, 2013 4:45 AM EDT It’s appalling to hear the Washington bureaucrats and their media allies trash Edward Snowden as a traitor, when it’s our leaders and the NSA who have betrayed us, writes Kirsten Powers. … Continue reading

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Too Hot Not to Notice?

A Planet Connected by Wild Weather Bill McKibben Author of a dozen books, including ‘The End of Nature’ and ‘Deep Economy’ Cross-posted with TomDispatch.com The Williams River was so languid and lovely last Saturday morning that it was almost impossible … Continue reading

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quote of the day

“When they give you lined paper, write the other way.” Juan Ramón Jiménez Nobel Prize-winning writer

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China’s 99% — Why China Will Not Surpass the U.S.

Lyric Hughes Hale Author, ‘What’s Next? Unconventional Wisdom on the Future of the Global Economy’ The received wisdom these days is that the West is in rapid decline, and China is on an upward trajectory that cannot be stopped. Sooner … Continue reading

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Corporate Whining

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How the Bubble Destroyed the Middle Class

by Rex Nutting Friday, July 8, 2011 Commentary: Sluggish growth is no mystery: No one has any money A lot of people say they are deeply puzzled by the slow recovery in the U.S. economy. They look at the 9+% … Continue reading

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America Needs Deficits

Thornton Parker Author, ‘What If Boomers Can’t Retire? How to Build Real Security, Not Phantom Wealth’ The U.S. government is not in financial trouble. It can’t run out of dollars and it can’t go bankrupt. It isn’t building a mountain … Continue reading

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Brain structure differs in liberals, conservatives: study

(AFP) – 5 days ago WASHINGTON — Everyone knows that liberals and conservatives butt heads when it comes to world views, but scientists have now shown that their brains are actually built differently. Liberals have more gray matter in a … Continue reading

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Are We a Society?

Gary Hart Scholar in Residence at the University of Colorado When asked about the impact of her draconian policies on British society, then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is reported to have said, “There is no such thing as society.” The … Continue reading

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