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De Blasio: No real threat to NYC’s billionaire rulers
De Blasio is not a real threat to the status quo, does not have a program to empower or mobilize…
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Right-wing Tea Party: Losing a small battle while winning a war
From taxes to spending cuts that eviscerate services for the working class, the Tea Party program has become an accepted…
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Perder la perspectiva sobre el cierre del gobierno
Los demócratas ya han acordado hacer permanente el 100% de los setenta mil millones de dólares en recortes para el…
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Recently passed federal law on loans is bad deal for students
While providing some immediate relief relative to where things stood in August, the new law will in fact accelerate the…
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Missing the big picture on the issue of the government shutdown
The "compromise" to end the shut down is likely to initiate a fast-track bipartisan assault on Social Security and Medicare.
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Affordable Care Act leaves 8 million poor people without health care
After being galvanized to come out and vote for Obama, the most oppressed communities in the country—poor and working people…
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What the gov’t shutdown teaches us about the Afghanistan war
For veterans and service members, the government shut down means the closing down of many essential services.
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What does the government shutdown mean?
Mired in a level of political dysfunction not seen for decades, divine intervention looked like the ruling class’s best shot…
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Pittsburgh: Profitable ‘non-profit’ should pay taxes
Despite its status, the “$10 billion integrated global health enterprise” can be described as anything but charitable.
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Government shut down, 800,000 Federal workers laid off – Why?
The official shutdown of the U.S. government underscores the fully reactionary character of the capitalist-controlled political process in this country.…
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