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Best of #bindersfullofwomen

October 22, 2012 Nicole Lopez 2012 Election, Humor, Media, Politics, Romney, Women Leave a comment

Tensions are running high this election season. Partisan politics have become more divisive and onslaughts of TV campaign ads have become more incisive. Thankfully,

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Paul Ryan not fit to be vice-president—or president

October 22, 2012 Madonna Gauding 2012 Election, Politics, Republicans, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

After the vice-presidential debate, I watched MSNBC’s coverage of a focus group of undecided voters. One young man, who was on the fence before

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“The Self Destruction of the 1 Percent”

October 19, 2012 Madonna Gauding Corporations, Economy, History One comment

Chrystia Freeland’s October 13th, New York Times opinion piece, “The Self Destruction of the 1 Percent” compares the rise of the oligarchy in 14th century Venice

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Russia’s our “biggest foe?” Then why did Romney invest there?

October 18, 2012 Renee Shur 2012 Election, Campaigns, Foreign Policy, International 2 comments

During these final weeks of the presidential campaign Mitt Romney seems to be doubling down on Russia as his pick for America’s “number one

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Will the real Mitt Romney please stand up?

October 17, 2012 Stacy Mergenthal 2012 Election, Campaigns, Economy, Politics, Republicans Leave a comment

The corporate media may have declared Mitt Romney the winner of the first 2012 presidential debate, but that is only because Romney has changed

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Philadelphia Inquirer: Obama is the better man for the job

October 16, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Democrats, International, Media, Obama, Politics, Romney Leave a comment

Coming down hard on the Republican Party and its “Etch-A-Sketch” Presidential nominee Mitt Romney, the Philadelphia Inquirer calls President Obama the better man for

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Nickel-and-diming it: Surprising tidbits in Romney’s 2011 tax return

October 16, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Science, Taxes Leave a comment

Inequality.com took a microscopic look at Mitt Romney’s 2011 federal tax return –one of the only two he’s released—and found some surprising tidbits. It

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The debate in 99 seconds

October 12, 2012 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Media, Obama, Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

If you dig deep enough into a CNN story called, “Obama and Romney: Middle class promises will be hard to keep,” you’ll run across

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Presidential debates: Bi-partisan, fraudulent, corporate controlled theater

October 12, 2012 Madonna Gauding 2012 Election, Campaigns, Democrats, Republicans, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

The presidential debates are part of the unconscionable fraud that our political campaigns have become. They should be charged with sabotaging the electoral process. Walter Cronkite

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Obama had to debate with one hand tied behind his back

October 11, 2012 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Economy, Health care, Infrastructure, Obama, Politics, States, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Mitt Romney accused Barack Obama of favoring a policy of “trickle-down government.”  Indeed it was a zinger for Romney. It handcuffed Obama, although this

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