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The demagogue cometh: The Donald Trump campaign
Donald Trump, loud-mouth-in-chief, has recently been in the news for some of his earliest comments as a Presidential candidate.
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Supreme Court protects corporate polluters
The case centered on the EPA's 2011 rules about mercury and other emissions from power plants. Twenty-one states sued saying…
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Illinois budget battle, growing mass poverty, paycheckless millions
The only real budget solution for the majority of people in Illinois is to greatly expand social spending. In order…
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Historic Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage
The U.S. Supreme Court in a historic and profound ruling has upheld the civil right of same-sex couples to get…
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Marriage equality and peoples’ struggles win at the Supreme Court
With a remarkably open acknowledgment that the law must respond to the people, the Supreme Court today ruled that the…
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Federal worker ID theft: Questioning the anti-China accusations
Upon examination, it becomes fairly clear that by leaking this information to the mainstream press the U.S. government is seeking…
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Private companies hold Shreveport, La. hostage
Residents of Shreveport, La. are no strangers to flooding.
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What you need to know as NSA spying goes on hiatus
In a major political development, the U.S. Congress failed to pass legislation May 31 to extend key parts of the…
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Right-wing attacks can’t stop struggle for women’s rights
In the past few weeks, right-wing politicians have continued their totally unscientific, sexist march against a women’s right to choose.
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Fast Track and the filthy rich
On May 22, after years of pressure by President Obama and big business, the U.S. Senate passed Fast Track authority…
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