Over the next two years, Democrats have the unfettered ability to be an albatross around the neck of the GOP — and to make sure that what little they manage to get done due to their paper-thin majorities becomes the reason for their undoing.
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Hugo Chavez Told Me He Won't Sell Oil to the Kochs
The Dark Lords of the Keystone Pipeline left clear clues: environmental horror, political payouts and the odor of sulfur stronger than explained by the stinking hot tar inside it. I smelled Koch.
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The Big House That Wayne LaPierre Built
The NRA spent millions in the 1990s pushing the largest prison construction boom ever—and harsh sentencing to keep them full.
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Occupy the Bookshelf: A Handbook to Defeat the 1%
Gabriel of Urantia's book is a compilation of articles that address the deeper issues surrounding the Occupy movement, with step-by-step strategies for the 99% to create real and lasting change, including discovering true forms of leadership.
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Former Pennsylvania Gov. Rendell Intervened on Behalf of Frackers
A breaking investigation appears to connect the dots between shadowy lobbying efforts by shale gas fracking company Range Resources, and the Obama EPA's decision to shut down a high-profile lawsuit for alleged groundwater contamination.
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Corpocrisy: The Systemic Betrayal of American Workers
Government has contributed significantly to developing today's most modern technologies, and corporations have taken full advantage—meanwhile making never-before-seen profits, evading taxes, cutting jobs and hoarding excess money.
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Yale Suing Former Students Over Delinquent Student Loans
Needy U.S. borrowers are defaulting on almost $1 billion in federal student loans earmarked for the poor, leaving schools such as Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania with little choice except to sue their graduates.
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Why Organized Labor Must Stand Against the Keystone XL Pipeline
Union leaders who support the XL Pipeline are acting against their membership's long-term interests in countering climate change, and putting themselves at odds with popular consciousness and scientific consensus.
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More Than 50 Countries Helped the CIA Outsource Torture
The CIA ran a worldwide program to hold and interrogate suspected members of al-Qaida, with dozens of partner nations helping in ways large and small. But it was never clear just which nations collaborated, and in what ways - until now.
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Restored Payroll Tax Pinches Those Who Earn the Least
While the super wealthy ship their fortunes to Grand Cayman, those on the lower rung suffer higher taxes.
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Keep The Tip: How a Note Left on a Receipt Got an Applebee's Waitress Fired
I make less than $9 an hour on average, before taxes. I was a waitress at Applebee's restaurant in Saint Louis. I was fired Wednesday for posting a picture on Reddit.com of a note a customer left on a bill after he refused to leave a tip.
