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Presidential Candidates On Marijuana

March 14, 2012
By
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The relevant three Presidential candidates’ (Romney, Santorum and Obama) view on marijuana is not necessarily aligned with their fellow countryman.

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Oily Politicians Need The Drilling

March 13, 2012
By
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It seems that Obama's energy policy is not that far from what George Bush spoke about when he promoted the Advanced Energy Initiative in 2005. The problem is that this kind of thinking solves problems that the GOP doesn't want solved -- at least not by Obama.

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The Truth of Syria – Is Everyone Lying?

March 12, 2012
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What you know about the bloody conflicts in Syria depends largely on your location. Accounts vary drastically; the truth depends on the messenger.

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Red States Are The Real Welfare States

March 11, 2012
By
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Red states are really parasites and gold-diggers when it comes to collecting Federal dollars even though they are the most vociferous about government spending

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Weekend Reading List

March 11, 2012
By
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For this weekend's reading list we have stories on the impressive scope of President Obama's achievements, the $635 billion we have wasted militarizing police forces, why full employment is good for the working class, why environmental funders need to focus on building a grassroots movement, and a debunking of climate deniers.

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Do You Trust Your Spouse? Do You Trust Your Politician?

March 11, 2012
By
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I'm making a vow that I probably won't keep, but it helps to just say it: If we get one of these Republicans currently on the primary ticket as our next president, I'm moving to Sweden.

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Who’s The Snob, Santorum?

March 11, 2012
By
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I would be willing to place bets that all of Santorum's children either have, are, or will be attending college. And to me, this is where the hypocrisy comes in: It's important for his kids to go to college. That's normal. That's not snobbery. But when it's a low-income kid, it's suddenly snobbery if...

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The March of Christian Dominionism 4: How Dominionists Are Trying To Undermine Our Country

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The final part of the Christian Dominionism series where we look at how Dominionists influence our political discourse and corrupt our democracy. Does the GOP's actions confuse you? This is the article that will help make sense of it all.

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Game Change Is Not A Movie, It’s A Cautionary Tale

March 11, 2012
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Game Change does not so much resemble a political drama as it is does an 80's horror flick. You know, the ones where the killer is on the loose and the only person to survive is the blonde girl who doesn't have sex? Well, after watching Game Change, I--for the first time in...

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GALLUP-ing Through The Recovery

March 10, 2012
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Now that the economy has added more than 200,000 jobs for the third month in a row – February’s report showed a net gain of 227,000 – it’s time to stop beating around the bush. This is no longer a temporary bump or phase; we are now smack dab in the middle of...

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Who Was Derrick Bell And Why Is Critical Race Theory So Scary And So Important?

March 10, 2012
By
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President Obama is black. You either accept that fact or you don't. If you don't, a Breitbart style video might appeal to you, but you would never be an Obama voter anyway. If you have accepted the fact that he's black, there's little race baiting that could sway your vote.

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The Romney’s Wealth Isn’t The Problem – It’s The Fact That They’ve Never Been Broke

March 10, 2012
By
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Anne Romney recently stated that she doesn't think of herself as wealthy. I believe her, and don't need to vilify her for saying so. But isn't that the problem with our current election process? There is no way for someone who isn't wealthy - and knows it - to mount a campaign.

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The New American Revolution

March 10, 2012
By
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This primary season has been very illuminating. It has removed the veil covering up the real agenda of what remains of the GOP.

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Fall of the GOP: Fear and Loathing in Conservative America

March 9, 2012
By
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The Republican party that we see today, and have seen for the past several decades is one of fear and faith, then finding ways to gather votes to gain power based upon those two principles.

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The GOP’s Heated Rhetoric Over General Dempsey’s Iranian Comments

March 9, 2012
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The truth is heated rhetoric between nations can lead to death, violence, and destruction.

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35 Hateful And Stupid Rush Limbaugh Quotes That Should Anger Everyone

March 8, 2012
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Here are 35 sexist, racist, hateful, and stupid quotes uttered by the merchant of hate and de facto leader of the GOP himself, Rush Limbaugh.

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To Progressive Believers And Non-Believers

March 8, 2012
By
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One thing we should accept about each other is maybe--just maybe--each side believes in what they do as strongly as the other. I think that would be a start.

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Sandra Fluke – Demonized For Being Smart, Beautiful And Willful

March 8, 2012
By
on February 23, 2012 in Washington, DC.

Some paint Sandra Fluke as a zealot, but to me she is a woman who picked something to stand for, and stood up.

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Limbaugh’s Sponsors Are Fewer & Farther Between: Updated List Of Advertisers For March 8

March 8, 2012
By
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The unofficial boycott of businesses that sponsor Rush Limbaugh's daily 3 hour misogynist, cynical, intolerant, rant is clearly working! Today's show had less than half the number of advertisers it had just 48 hours ago.

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Rush Job

March 7, 2012
By
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The exodus of advertisers from the Rush Limbaugh show has been considerable, remarkable and equally hypocritical.

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