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Oklahomans Oppose War In Syria

Arnold Hamilton - July 26, 2013 1

BY PAUL WESSELHOFT AND NATHANIEL BATCHELDER Nathaniel Batchelder, left; Paul Wesselhoft, right. At an Oklahoma State Capitol rally, four speakers on the left and four speakers...

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‘Do You Hear The People Sing?’

Arnold Hamilton - July 25, 2013 0

BY DAVID PERRYMAN “Do you hear the people sing, lost in the valley of the night? It is the music of a people who are...

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If Republicans Love Competition, Why Do They Still Hate ObamaCare?

Arnold Hamilton - July 25, 2013 0

BY JOE CONASON When asked what makes the world work, any self-respecting right-wing Republican knows the politically correct answer: competition! [With at least one exclamation point.] It is the paramount principle and universal solvent perennially touted by the right to cure whatever ails us – in the abstract. What they don’t seem to like so […]

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Cheap Labor Is Nobody’s Right

Arnold Hamilton - July 25, 2013 0

BY FROMA HARROP The Declaration of Independence says nothing about a right to cheap labor, but not everyone has noticed. Companies routinely pay market rates for electricity, real estate and legal services. But many find great injustice in market economics, as applied to wages they must pay to attract unskilled labor. When companies can’t find […]

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Blessed Are The Rich

Arnold Hamilton - July 24, 2013 0

BY JIM HIGHTOWER One thing I’ve come to value in the last couple of years is the altruism and keen economic insights of the fourth-richest man in America: Charles Koch. Even though Koch was raised rich and has now amassed a personal fortune of about $34 billion, he recently gave us a deeper sense of […]