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Politicking by corporate cowards
Written by Jim Hightower | Jim Hightower .com
Hide & seek can be a fun game for kids, but when huge corporations play it in our elections, fun becomes infuriating.
Are the FBI and IRS Secretly Reading Your Email Without a Warrant?
Written by Democracy NOW | Huffington Post
The American Civil Liberties Union has obtained documents revealing that the FBI and IRS may be reading emails and other electronic communications of U.S. citizens without obtaining a warrant.
The cold calculation of clothing corporations
Written by Jim Hightower | Jim Hightower .com
You see them in stores across our country and around the world: colorful and stylish clothing with happy-sounding brand names like Children's Place, Papaya, Joe Fresh, Free Style Baby, and Mango.
Russia and the US have agreed to work towards convening an international conference to find a political solution to the conflict in Syria.
Buying time-shares in Congressional committee leaders
Written by Jim Hightower | Jim Hightower .com
You never know how popular you are, how smart you are, and how funny your jokes are – until you become the head of a Congressional committee.
If you're named to chair a major legislative panel, suddenly people are eager to show you love, respect… and cash!
Oak Ridge Three Found Guilty of Vandalism and Sabotage
Written by WBIR, Knoxville | RSN
ust after 6 pm, we learned that the jury had reached a verdict.
All three defendants were found guilty of both counts against them: vandalism and sabotage. They could face a 20 year prison sentence.
How Workers Laid Off from a Chicago Factory Took It Over Themselves
Written by Laura Flanders | Yes Magazine
When their boss tried to fire them, the workers of Republic Windows and Doors occupied the factory. Now they own it as a cooperative.
Four years ago, as the recession took hold and layoffs around the country were approaching 500,000 a month, a group of workers in Chicago saved a factory and inspired a nation.
Turning legislative tricks for corporate Johns
Written by Jim Hightower | Jim Hightower .com
Prostitutes are amateurs compared to Texas State Sen. Kel Seliger, whose going rate is $20,000-a-pop. At least, that's what he was paid last year by Waste Control Specialists.
Federal Government Nation's Biggest Creator of Low-Wage Jobs: Time for Obama to Act
Written by Mike Lux | Huffington Post
Walter Jones on Need to Get Out of Afghanistan
Written by Walter Jones | SCOUT
a speech in Congress by Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC), on
Mr. Speaker, like most Members of Congress, I was home last week and did two or three different civic clubs. Everywhere I went, when I said it's time to get our troops out of Afghanistan, save lives of our American soldiers, and save money, I would get applause.
'The Best Means of Keeping the Peace': The Time Is Now for Defense Spending Reform
Written by Pete Hegseth | Huffington Post
In December 1945, with World War II at last ended, President Harry Truman focused on the future of the nation's security. In a message to Congress, Truman proposed a new idea: a unified "Department of National Defense" to more effectively confront the challenges and threats of a post-war world.
Why I Am on a Hunger Strike to Shut Down Guantanamo Bay Prison
Written by Code Pink DC | Diane Wilson
As a fourth generation shrimper and an environmental activist on the Texas gulf coast, I have gone on hunger fasts to protect the seas that my community of fishermen depend upon. I know how far I would go to be heard.
At the Races — Roll Call's Politics Blog Mark Sanford Could Win on Tuesday #SC01
Written by Abby Livingston | Roll Call
Could Mark Sanford pull off this special election on Tuesday after all? It’s more than possible.
Democrats and Republicans agree the former governor has half a shot at winning the 1st District special election Tuesday.
Ranking Potential Flips for 2014 House Rematches
Written by Stuart Rothernberg | Roll Call
Dold has not yet announced that he will run again, but GOP insiders agree that he is looking closely at a possible rematch. Schneider drew 50.6 percent to Dold’s 49.4 percent (a margin of 3,326 votes), so it isn’t hard to see why the Republican would think his prospects would improve in a nonpresidential year.
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