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Obama’s inaugural speech: Rhetoric and reality
While the president’s rhetoric was progressive-sounding and strongly delivered, there was little actual content, and most of that was decidedly…
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Volunteer with ANSWER at the Inauguration in Washington, D.C.
Dr. King was a fighter for the people. One cannot truly honor his name and simultaneously pursue political policies that…
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Banks buy another ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ card from gov’t
If you burglarized a home you are going to jail. But what would happen if you used illegal practices to…
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From one ‘cliff’ to the next
Being evicted, losing your job, or being sick and uninsured is a crisis. But for Wall Street’s loyal servants in…
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Liz Fowler and the government-corporate revolving door
Elizabeth Fowler, architect of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, was rewarded for service to the capitalist class with a position…
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Proposed fiscal cliff bargain: smoke and mirrors
After spending the entire election campaign comparing any tax rise to Armageddon, Big Business now appears to be backing the…
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Obama, racial inequality and national oppression
President Obama’s ascendance to the presidency did not uproot the class exploitation and national oppression that are at the base…
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Obama, la desigualdad racial y la opresión nacional
La ascendencia del Presidente Obama a la presidencia no desarraigó la explotación clasista ni la opresión nacional que son la…
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Fiscal cliff deal: both parties plan to throw workers off the cliff
Those hoping for the reelected Obama administration to make a progressive turn should instead be gearing up for a major…
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En su acuerdo fiscal, ambos partidos exprimirán al pueblo
Aquellos que esperan que la reelección de Obama haga un giro progresista deberían mejor preparase para una importante batalla en…
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