The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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College Would Be Free In America If Corporations Paid Reagan-Era Taxes
Big businesses paid an effective tax rate of nearly 32 percent during Reagan’s eight years in office, but under Obama they have enjoyed paying just 22.8 percent – the average annual difference coming out to around $166 billion in corporate profit.
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Act Out! [46] - Some Facts Over Fiction, A Presidential Obsession & Less Meat 4 the Planet
This week, politicians lie – and we're buying it? Let's do some fact checking and lie wrecking post-State of the Union and mid-presidential primary madness.
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Act Out! [38] - Saddled dinosaurs, students rise up & green washed politics
First, since when did stupidity become so popular? I guess since dinosaurs wore saddles – yes, saddles. Next up, education is a right and it's time to stop treating students like customers at a luxury store.
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Hell No, Oil won't Flow! – President Obama Rejects Keystone XL In Historic Climate Win
Killing the pipeline allows Obama to claim aggressive action on the environment, potentially strengthening his hand as world leaders prepare to finalize a major global climate pact.
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The Drone Papers, Part III: Find, Fix, Finish
For the Pentagon, creating an architecture of assassination meant navigating a turf war with the CIA.
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A Year in the World-Traveling Life of U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew
After reviewing Secretary Lew’s schedule of phone calls and meetings in 2014, it's easier to understand what it means to be one of the world’s most powerful financial diplomats.
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Acronym TV - U.S. Bombs Doctors Without Borders Hospital – No End In Sight For War in Afghanistan
The United States marks the 15th anniversary of its military invasion and occupation of Afghanistan this week, with no end in sight.
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Acronym TV - How and Why Mass Killing Has Become Routine
How can we pretend to be mystified about gun violence within our borders when violence as a concept and as actual hardware is the #1 U.S. export?
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Acronym TV - Obama and Putin Agree: Forge Peace in Syria by Waging War
At the UN on Monday, a scene not unlike a heavy-weight boxing match in Vegas played out, as the rich and famous gathered ringside to watch a long anticipated slugfest between two titans that could very well have been fixed.
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Global Power Project: Is the Bilderberg Group Picking Our Politicians?
Attending Bilderberg is not a guarantee for holding high office – but it can often support a rapid rise to state power for politicians who impress the members and guests at the annual meetings.
