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By Christina Lopez Some prominent immigrant rights organizations sincerely hoped that electing Obama would turn things around for immigrants. But those hopes were misplaced. Obama's…
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By Saul Landau “All we have to do is send two mujahedeen to the furthest point east to raise a piece of cloth saying ‘al-Qa'ida’ in order to make generals race there, and we cause…
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The biggest obstacle to reforming the U.S. economy, healthcare or foreign policy isn't Republicans -- it's the media By Mark Weisbrot From The Guardian What kind of a public…
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By Robert Reich From Robert Reich’s Blog At a conference in London, a Goldman Sachs international adviser, Brian Griffiths, praised inequality. As his company was putting aside $16.7…
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By Bill Press No matter how many more troops he sends into battle, President Obama must understand that this is one war he can't win. No, I'm not talking about the war between…
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By Saul Landau Cuba has placed a resolution before the UN General Assembly on the Necessity to Put an End to the U.S. Economic, Financial and Commercial Blockade of Cuba. The Cubans…
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With a new film, the Yes Men carry forth their gonzo brand of anti-corporate activism. By Mark Engler Over the past ten years, the Yes Men have emerged as an infamously daring and…
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By Bill Press For a while, after they got trounced in the last election, it was hard to figure out what the Republican Party stood for. They were floundering around without direction.…
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By Greg Palast From Truthout.org Tell me where it hurts, Mr. President. What's killing you, Barack, is what's killing us all: an evil germ called "Medical Loss Ratio." "Medical Loss…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com The right wing in the United States took a perverse glee at the early elimination of Chicago as the site of the 2016 Olympic Games. They laughed and…
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