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Two million jobless workers no longer eligible for unemployment
For as many as 2 million unemployed people, extending benefits to 99 weeks is irrelevant, because they are no longer…
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‘Super committee’ plots to hide cost-of-living increases
A bipartisan Congressional “super committee” may adopt a new way to calculate the Consumer Price Index, artificially lowering cost-of-living increases…
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U.S. capitalism and the electoral sham
There is a reason for that: In the United States, the 1% of bankers and billionaires own and control everything,…
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How the U.S. war machine defends the 1%
How can a tiny group of elite maintain themselves in power, not only as the rulers of the United States…
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Cómo la maquinaria bélica de EE.UU. defiende al 1%
El ejército, el FBI, la CIA, la policía, la patrulla fronteriza, los tribunales y las prisiones —el poder armado del…
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El capitalismo y la farsa electoral
La democracia en este país es para los ricos solamente. Nosotros, el 99 por ciento, no puede ejercer un control…
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Election campaign donations show who is really in control
Wall Street tycoons are among the largest contributors to the reelection campaign of President Barack Obama.
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San Francisco cops fight for the 1%
Late Oct. 16, 50 SFPD officers marched into the Occupy SF encampment, aggressively removed two canopies and trashed and seized…
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Florida drug test results make dope out of Gov. Rick Scott
The results are in: Only 2 percent of Florida’s temporary cash assistance applicants use drugs. The test results are an…
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Why elections matter—to the capitalists
Imagine if George W. Bush had received a four-year extension to his term of office and he alone had presided…
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