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We should do business like Norway

July 18, 2012 Bobbi Clemons Business, Corporations, Foreign Policy, International 2 comments

If you had $600 billion to invest in various businesses, how would you do it? Would you only invest in companies that provided a

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Retroactive Romney

July 17, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Business, Campaigns, History, Humor, Ideas 2 comments

Mitt Romney may or may not be a job creator, but he [or his campaign team] sure knows how to create a hot new

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The message battle in Missouri

July 16, 2012 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Civil Rights, Education, Labor and unions, Missouri region, Obama, Religion in Politics, Sports, States, Voting/Elections One comment

Republicans seem to own a combination of political phenomena which are extremely injurious to the country. They have the worst of ideas, largely insensitive

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Obama calls for tax fairness

July 11, 2012 Madonna Gauding Corporations, Economy, Taxes Leave a comment

On Monday, July 9, President Obama urged Congress to extend the Bush tax cuts for those who make under $250,000 for one year and

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So, this is how pollsters get their information

July 11, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Campaigns, Missouri region, Politics, Voting/Elections 3 comments

They had me at caller ID. The screen said, “Opinionology ,” but it was the location that made me pick up for what was

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Russ Feingold: Supreme Court is arm of corporate America

July 10, 2012 Madonna Gauding Campaigns, Corporations, Courts, Health care Leave a comment

What they have clearly become is a partisan arm of corporate America. This is a real serious problem for our democracy. It’s essentially a

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Humility and Power

July 9, 2012 Arthur Lieber Economy, Employment, Energy, Environment, Infrastructure, Obama, States, Transportation Leave a comment

It must be difficult to hold a significant (or perhaps even an insignificant) position of power and conduct oneself with modesty. A lack of

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Use your words: Healthcare mandate is not a tax hike

July 6, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Charity & Justice, Civil Rights, Congress, Consumer issues, Courts, Government, Health care, Obama, Politics Leave a comment

Now that the Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act,  Republicans  have lost their main argument against it. So, naturally,

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Romney’s VP options: Exciting vs. boring

July 5, 2012 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Immigration, Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

For Democrats, the third week of June 2012 was a good one, as Republicans floundered over their Vice-Presidential sweepstakes. Consciously or sloppily, presumptive Republican

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HEIST: Who Stole the American Dream?

July 4, 2012 Madonna Gauding Corporations, Courts, Economy, Financial reform, Labor and unions, Politics, Poverty 2 comments

The new award-winning documentary “HEIST: Who Stole the American Dream?” traces the origins of the worldwide economic collapse of 2008 to a series of

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In case you missed it

  • Starship Troopers and the Degeneration of Parody
  • The Fairness Party
  • “Secular Humanists with Jewish Last Names”
  • An (Updated) Honest Preview of the 2022 Midterms
  • Rescuing Susan Collins – Make Judicial Nominees Speak the Truth
  • Doing the world a world of good

A new book by Arthur Lieber. Political Introverts: How Empathetic Voters Can Help Save American Politics.  Buy it here.

Gloria Shur Bilchik’s new book, Election Insiders: Behind the scenes with the people who make your vote count. Kindle edition now available at Amazon.

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