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Florida proposal to cut Medicaid draws opposition
Florida Governor Rick Scott’s proposal to cut Medicaid is drawing opposition and resurrecting Scott’s own troubles with Medicaid.
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Militarism mixed with empty liberal rhetoric
This speech reaffirms that the U.S. presidency is a job that comes with a specific job description: CEO of the…
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Occupy Congress draws thousands to Capitol Hill
On Jan. 17, Occupy Congress, brought more than 2,000 people to Capitol Hill, who attempted to organize a “meet and…
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Occupy and the tragedy facing the 1%
"...Enough is enough, what about our rights?...My wife cannot go to the spa after work and we have stopped going…
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Newt Gingrich, Sheldon Adelson and the best democracy money can buy
The accusations against Mitt Romney made in ad distributed by Newt Gingrinch are accurate—but coming from a slime ball like…
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FEMA sends out 83,000 collection notices
The Federal Emergency Management Agency—the agency that is designated to assist people in recovering from disaster—recently mailed out 83,000 debt…
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Congress, administration approve indefinite military detention of US citizens
Some language in a recently approved law could be interpreted as authorizing extreme forms of repression against a wide range…
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Once again: house burns while fire department watches
In a scene reminiscent of one last year, Tennessee firefighters stood by and watched as a family’s home burned to…
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Labor, Occupy activists march on K Street lobbyists
Over 1,000 community, labor and occupy movement activists marched together Dec. 7 on K Street, the infamous center of corporate…
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‘Super committee’ admits defeat
The so-called congressional “super committee,” charged with finding ways to reduce the U.S. budget deficit by $1.2 trillion over 10…
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