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Campaign targets tax breaks for rich investors
April 13, 2011The richest Americans receive the special privilege of having half of their income taxed at a much lower rate than the vast majority of working families.
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Libya and the law of unintended consequences
April 13, 2011Coming to grips with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) intervention in the Libyan civil war is a little like wresting a grizzly bear: big, hairy, and likely to make you pretty uncomfortable no matter where...
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Tensions linger in Ivory Coast
April 13, 2011The capture and detention of former President Laurent Gbagbo ends last week's military standoff in Côte d'Ivoire, but innumerable challenges remain.
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The Vietnam War is not over
April 13, 2011When I served as an Army medic in Vietnam, I often saw a 19-year-old solider whose job was to spray an herbicide called Agent Orange on anything green inside my base.
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Congressional Progressive Caucus launches “People’s Budget”
April 13, 2011Reacting to the House Republicans' slash-and-burn 2012 budget proposals, progressives put forward a proposal that reflects "the values and priorities of working families in this country."
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