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House Republicans Chop Clean Water, Air, Wildlife Funding
We don't need the regulations. Business will self-regulate. Won't it?—Environmental News Service
How Raising The Retirement Age Screws the Poor
They want to raise the Social Security retirement age becaue "Americans are living longer." But the people who need Social Security most are not the ones that are living longer.—Mother Jones
Why is the Most Wasteful Government Agency Not Part of the Deficit Discussion?
Republicans ignore incompetence, bloat and corruption at the Pentagon—On the Commons
The Truth About American Exceptionalism
America is exceptional but not in the way Republican Presidential candidates think—On the Commons
US Democracy is Dead. Long Live the Plutonomy
Citibank explores the thesis that the US is a country run by the rich for the rich—Democratic Underground
The GOP's Stealth Plan to Redefine Rape
Republicans pulled controversial "forcible rape" language from a pending bill, but they're trying a backdoor maneuver to ensure the legislation achieves the same effect.—Mother Jones
Pension Funding 101
A video primer presented to the Ventura County Board of Supervisors. —County of Ventura web site
Why Gratitude Isn't For Wimps
Psychologist Robert Emmons strategies can help anyone cultivate a more grateful approach to life.—Mind Power News
Robert Reich on The Rich Getting Richer
Almost a quarter of total income generated in the United States is going to the top 1 percent of Americans.—Huffington Post
Steve Wiegand on Schwarzenegger's Legacy
Entertaining at least.—Sacramento Bee
Michael Moore: "America is not broke"
The money exists, but it's in the hands of the very people who created this mess and they are using it to convince you that you have no other option than to bow to them.—Salon
The COICA Internet Censorship and Copyright Bill
Kiss free speech on the Internet goodbye.—Electronic Frontier Foundation
Bush's Reign of Error: A Timeline
Seeing it mapped out isn't quite a bad as living through it—Mother Jones
More Terror, Less Coverage
Discounting right-wing domestic political violence—FAIR
California OneCare.Org
Don't let the Republicans scare you away from embracing ObamaCare and taking it to the next level.—OneCare.Org
USA Today's "Nonpartisan Experts" Agree: Obama Not Tough Enough on Elderly, Poor
Obama Proposes Cuts to Trim Deficit; GOP, Others Want More—Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
The Unrenewed Debate Over Renewable Energy
Little interest in safer, cleaner, even cheaper alternatives to nuclear power—FAIR
Millionaire Job Creators... right
Even the GOP can't produce any—FAIR
The 1 Percent, Revealed
The superrich have drawn a clear line in the sand between themselves and everybody else. How did we get here?—Mother Jones
The Reign of the One Percenters
Income inequality and the death of culture in New York City—Orion
Congressional Members' Personal Wealth Expands Despite Sour National Economy
And you wondered why they were so reluctant to cut tax breaks for the wealthy.—OpenSecrets.org
Obama's Degregulation of GMO Crops
Obama likes Monsanto more than he does you—Tikkun
Why Americans can't afford to eat healthy
C'mon, you know it's coming: Government Subsidies—Salon
