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Robyn Blumner President Barack Obama's budget has about as much chance of passing the Republican-controlled House as a proclamation applauding J.C. Penney for standing by Ellen.…
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By Saul Landau The media’s ability to confuse celebrity “news” with war and economic disaster grows stronger. “As North Korea ramped up its threats to attack…
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By Matt Taibbi From Reader Supported News As a journalist, there's a buzz you can detect once the normal restraints in your business have been loosened, a smell of fresh chum in the…
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By Saul Landau How to evaluate events in Syria and what to do? Syria borders on Turkey (north), Iraq (east), the Mediterranean (west), Lebanon (south and west), Israel (Golan Heights)…
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By Bill Press I love protests, and have taken part in many of them. My first was picketing in front of Safeway in San Francisco, urging shoppers to support California farm workers…
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By Albor Ruiz From the New York Daily News , believe it or not, marked the 50th anniversary of the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba. Let’s not wish it a happy birthday. The…
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From The Associated Press Some 24 million voter registrations in the United States contain significant errors, including about 1.8 million dead people still on the rolls and many more…
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By Saul Landau “Daddy,” the little boy on the bus asks, “what park is that?” “I don’t know.” Two blocks later… “Who’s the man…
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By Bill Press "If not now, when?" It's one of the most famous maxims of history, attributed to the great Rabbi Hillel, who's also credited with a down-to-earth version of…
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By Roland S. Martin From CNN For more than 50 years, the United States has had an embargo against the island of Cuba, all because we supposedly hate communism and believe the nation…
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