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Norm Coleman, Brookings and the magic carpet of Saudi money
It's becoming increasingly apparent some new Koch Brothers are on the loose in Washington, lavishing money on liberals and conservatives alike.
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Watch: Ferguson flash mob interrupts St. Louis Symphony with Requiem for Michael Brown
Attendees at Saturday night’s performance of the St. Louis Symphony were treated to an addition to the evening’s scheduled program when a flash mob of protestors serenaded the audience…
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Our Invisible Rich
So Americans have no idea how much the Masters of the Universe are paid, a finding very much in line with evidence that Americans vastly underestimate the concentration of wealth at the…
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Secret History of U.S.-Cuba Ties Reveals Henry Kissinger Plan to Bomb Havana
In the new book, Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana, authors Peter Kornbluh and William LeoGrande use recently declassified documents…
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Six lessons for Obama on how to improve relations with Cuba
For six years, President Obama has been saying that US policy toward Cuba needs to change, but for six years he's been unwilling to take the political risk of sitting down at the…
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Congress cuts $8.7 billion in food stamps, but finds $22 billion to fight ISIS
It’s official: 850,000 households across the country are set to lose an average of $90 per month in food stamp benefits.
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The crisis on the border and blame to spread around
The current wave of child migration really began on our side of the border.
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Hard choices: Hillary Clinton admits role in Honduran coup aftermath
Clinton’s embrace of far-right narrative on Latin America is part of electoral strategy
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CDC confirms patient in Dallas has the Ebola virus
Officials with the Centers for Disease Control have confirmed that a person in Dallas definitely has the Ebola virus.
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What is USAID up to with its ‘democracy promotion’ programs in Cuba?
The idea of “democracy promotion” is noble, but Washington’s efforts in Cuba – emphasizing clandestine and covert operations to drive regime change – have wasted a couple hundred…
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