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Sequester already causing real pain
By Bill Press
Regular readers of this column have heard me say it before, but I'll say it again: I'm often embarrassed by the questions my colleagues ask at White House briefings.…
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Sequestration nation II: The victims
By Max J. Castro
HAVANA - Austerity bites. And whether we are talking about the European road to ruin for tens of millions of people and entire countries such as Greece, Cyprus,…
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Danny Glover denied visit to Gerardo
International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban 5
OAKLAND, CA - Another incident of injustice against one of the Cuban 5 took place at the Victorville Penitentiary in the high…
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Don’t get trigger happy with our schools
By Annette Fuentes
When the National Rifle Association announced that it would unveil a plan in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary school tragedy last December, there were some…
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Re-write the Second Amendment
By Zachary Elkins
From The New York Times
The elementary-school shootings in Newtown, Conn., in December produced two polar public reactions: fear among some Americans that the…
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It’s time to end too big to fail
By Matt Taibbi
From Rolling Stone
First, a quick housekeeping note: About a month ago, I got a call out of the blue from Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who's one of my favorite…
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U.S. needs a fresh approach to Cuba
By Louis A. Perez Jr.
From the Bradenton Herald
The United States needs to change its policy toward Cuba.
For nearly 55 years, over the course of 11 successive U.S. presidential…
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A policy review for Cuba: Isn’t 54 years of failure enough?
By Saul Landau and Nelson P. Valdés
For over five decades, U.S. policy makers have attempted to overthrow the government in Cuba. Their arguments for doing so have changed over…
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Supremes waffle on marriage equality
By Bill Press
Over the last 40 years, I've been involved in a lot of political battles for a lot of different causes: workers' rights, women's rights, gay rights, environmental…
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Can anybody save the Republican Party?
By Bill Press
The year 2012 was a disaster for the Republican Party. They failed to regain control of the U.S. Senate. They lost eight seats in the House of Representatives. They…
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