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Sen. Warren to oppose Obama pick for Treasury undersecretary
Sen. Elizabeth Warren plans to oppose President Barack Obama’s nomination of Antonio Weiss, a Wall Street investment banker, to be Treasury Undersecretary for Domestic Finance.
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What an uncensored letter to M.L.K. reveals
When the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. received this letter, nearly 50 years ago, he quietly informed friends that someone wanted him to kill himself — and he thought he knew who that…
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Senate Democrats’ new plan: Listen to Elizabeth Warren
Warren's acceptance of the Senate position right now is just the latest indication that she has a different agenda.
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‘Bold and meaningful action’ expected next week from Obama on immigration
It took almost six years, but President Barack Obama may be close to coming through on his promise to the immigrant community and taking “bold and meaningful” steps in resolving the…
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US wealth inequality – top 0.1% worth as much as the bottom 90%
Not since the Great Depression has wealth inequality in the US been so acute, new in-depth study finds.
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Watch out: the US government wants to pass new spying laws behind your back
Dangerous cybersecurity legislation would allow Google and Facebook to hand over even more of your information to the NSA and FBI.
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Democratic debacle
Faced with an unprecedented number of sources of insecurity--terrorism in the homeland, failed wars, an economy in decline--Americans are scared. Like a drowning person, they thrash…
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Democrats: Legal basis for Obama to act on immigration ‘clear and substantial’
Leading proponents of immigration reform are preparing to throw their full political weight behind President Obama as he prepares to use executive authorities to revamp the nation's…
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College athletes must unite to stop exploitation
College sports are a big business in which everyone is making money — everyone except the eighteen to twenty-one-year-old kids who every game risk permanent career-ending injuries.
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‘Back to the past’
Young in years but older than Methuselah in mindset when it comes to the land of his parents, the new Congressman is one more denizen in the shameful fauna of those who want Washington…
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