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Immigration, Impeachment And Insanity On The Republican Right

Arnold Hamilton - November 17, 2014 0

BY JOE CONASON Obstructing, denouncing and demonizing Barack Obama are so central to the existence of the Republican Party today that its leaders simply ignore the real purposes of the president’s proposed immigration orders. So someone should point out that his imminent decision will advance priorities to which the Republican right offers routine lip service: […]

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Pop-Off Valves And A Representative Democracy

Arnold Hamilton - November 17, 2014 0

BY DAVID PERRYMAN In the dark recesses of my Mom’s walk-in pantry, next to an old Daisy butter churn is a relic of another era....

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Calling The Bluff On Obamacare

Arnold Hamilton - November 14, 2014 0

BY FROMA HARROP There’s this game in American politics where folks who fancy themselves conservative often condemn programs that they in fact want very much. Obamacare is one such example. We face a possible moment of truth in a case now before the U.S. Supreme Court. If the justices rule a certain way, Americans in […]

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Death Reports Greatly Exaggerated

Arnold Hamilton - November 14, 2014 0

BY BOB BEARDEN Suddenly, one election cycle and the Democratic Party is dead. Say what? As I recall just two short years ago, at about this...

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Net Neutrality Stands In Way Of Larger Corporate Profits

Arnold Hamilton - November 13, 2014 0

BY JIM HIGHTOWER When it comes to Internet Service Providers and high-speed Internet, the consumer marketplace has hardly been a model of competitiveness. Some of us are lucky enough to be able to choose from two providers, and some of us only have access to one. These digital conduits are essential parts of America’s utility […]