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French Politics: Against the Odds
// IT WAS a double blow for France’s Socialist president, François Hollande. On October 13th, Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Front (FN) bagged a symbolic... Read more
The 23 October 2013 by Stizzard
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Maybe Texas Shouldn't Secede...it's Not All Bad
[Photo of Wendy Davis, Democratic candidate for governor of Texas]Generally speaking, the news out of Texas makes one's skin crawl and creates a great deal of... Read more
The 22 October 2013 by Lowell
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Equality Is Now Legal In New Jersey
(Image is from the Facebook page of David Gerrold.) In September, Judge Mary Jacobson of the Mercer County Superior Court ruled that New Jersey must allow... Read more
The 22 October 2013 by Jobsanger
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The Afforable Care Act and Hypocritical Republicans
Marco Rubio, a member of the U.S. Senate, elected to that august body by ignorant and angry Floridians, has publicly stated that he did not support the recent... Read more
The 21 October 2013 by Lowell
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Education Matters In An Unfair Economy
As the chart above shows, since about 1980 (when the GOP instituted its "trickle-down" economic policy) the income growth in the United States has gone mostly t... Read more
The 21 October 2013 by Jobsanger
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What Public Really Thinks Of Obamacare
For the last couple of weeks we have heard the teabaggers in Congress claim they are just doing what the American people want them to do by shutting down the... Read more
The 18 October 2013 by Jobsanger
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8 of World's 10 Most Competitive Economies Are Democracies
Democracy isn't always easy, but worth it in the long-run Read more
The 17 October 2013 by Center For International Private Enterprise
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The GOP's Government Shutdown Has Hurt Their Chances Of Taking The Senate
Just a few weeks ago, the Republicans were still talking about their chances of flipping the U.S. Senate in the 2014 election, and taking control of both parts... Read more
The 17 October 2013 by Jobsanger
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Opportunity Exists To Resolve Iranian Issue
(This image of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is from The Telegraph.) Iran has a new president, Hassan Rouhani, and he is more moderate than his predecessor... Read more
The 16 October 2013 by Jobsanger
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Ten Sentences On Debt Ceiling Crisis
While the government shutdown is a serious matter, and is already causing damage to our economy, it pales in comparison to the damage that could be done by... Read more
The 16 October 2013 by Jobsanger
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