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Occupy Sandy: One Year After The Storm
Our people-powered movement built something incredible, but we need your help to continue to move forward.
Hymn to the Koch Brothers
Donu2019t be ashamed, my Koch Brothers; the world is full of students whou2019ve begun to lose a grip on their bladders.
No Glory in War for this Veteran
Glorification of war has become support for more war, for accepting the easy violence of war instead of the difficult peaceful resolution of human problems.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Many States Don’t Require a Background Check to Buy a Gun, and More
In many states around our nation, you don't need a background check to buy a gun, and more.
Captain Phillips Doesn’t Explain Why Somali Pirates Exist
Though the extent to which Phillips falls short of the movieu2019s exaltation is somewhat surprising, the filmu2019s depiction of Somalis is not.
Ideological Disaster – An Analysis
All such shortsighted ideologies have proven unrealistic, and so have failed. Unfortunately, they have wreaked havoc in the meantime.
“Totally Self-Inflicted Damage”: US on Verge of Default as Pain From 16-Day Shutdown Spreads
Robert Borosage, founder and president of the Institute for Americau2019s Future and co-director of its sister organization, the Campaign for Americau2019s Future, is interviewed about the effects of the …
Economist: There Is No Debt Crisis
Gerald Epstein, codirector of the Political Economy Research Institute, discusses Congress' upcoming decision to raise the debt ceiling.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senate Leaders Reached a Deal Monday to End the Economic Standoff, and More
Monday evening, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell negotiated a deal to end the economic standoff.
The Demise of the Left (and How to Revive it)
Although most polls indicate that Americans are putting the blame on Republicans for the government shutdown in terms of actual politics, the Republicans are winning. The debt ceiling is …