democracy
Shutdown: New phase in a very American coup
October 11, 2013They didn't wear jackboots, but the shutdown of government by an extremist faction of the Republican Party can only be described as a new phase in a very American coup.
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Senator: Coal mine owners treat workers as “property”
October 4, 2013WASHINGTON (PAI)-The nation's coal mine owners "so victimize" their workers that the workers "come as close to being property as anyone I can imagine," a leading congressional advocate for the miners says.
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Obamacare exchanges open: Facts, myths and tips
October 1, 2013Misinformation about the Affordable Care Act continues to flood every possible means of human communication, filling people's heads with lies and nonsense. (There are NO "death panels"!)
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Republicans plunge nation into government shutdown
October 1, 2013"Repeal the job-killing sequester," Richard Trumka declared. "Protect food aid for the poor. And create jobs and raise hundreds of billions of dollars to invest in our future by ending tax subsidies for outsourcing."
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GOP strategy: Tune out, turn off, drop out
September 25, 2013The antics of GOP Senator Ted Cruz are only the latest example of an effort to pull the political discourse further to the right.
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