Opinion
Estate tax versus Woody Guthrie
December 17, 2010Republicans demanded "liberalization" of the estate tax on inherited wealth as the second part of their payback to the rich ... what would Woody say?
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Un-American: government threatens students on WikiLeaks
December 15, 2010We've heard about the governments of the world trying to stifle the WikiLeaks and Julian Assange, but what is more interesting is U.S. government attempt to prevent American citizens from reading the website.
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Jobs summit 2.0
December 15, 2010Because of corporate foot-dragging on jobs we think a White House summit with representatives of the nation's 26 million unemployed and underemployed workers is very much in order at this time.
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Startling facts about infanticide and mothers
December 15, 2010A disturbing study finds that killing of newborn babies in some parts of France is five times more frequent than official estimates had expected - but why?
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“Four Lions”: comedy about would-be terrorists
December 14, 2010Marketed as a laugh-filled romp, "Four Lions" offers much more.
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