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Romney says what he really thinks about poor people

September 17, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Charity & Justice, Economy, Employment, Poverty Leave a comment

Mother Jones’ David Corn has unearthed a video–apparently taped secretly at a Romney fundraiser–in which Romney talks candidly to his donors about the 47

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David Brooks mocks Mitt Romney?

August 30, 2012 Madonna Gauding Campaigns, Humor, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

It’s a good sign for Democrats and President Obama when conservative New York Times columnist David Brooks devotes an entire Op Ed piece to

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Romney /Ryan and America’s veterans: Does support go both ways?

August 29, 2012 Mike Davis 2012 Election, Military, Obama, Politics, War Leave a comment

A Gallup poll indicates that America’s male veterans lean towards the Romney/Ryan ticket at a 58% to 34% margin. The reasons are uncertain, but

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Where’s the real Romney?

August 21, 2012 Frank Kovarik 2012 Election, Campaigns, Politics Leave a comment

Remember in 2008 when the process of running for President seemed to drain John McCain of most of the qualities that had once made

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Will Romney and Ryan take America to war?

August 17, 2012 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Foreign Policy, Politics Leave a comment

Since Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have so little experience with foreign affairs, it’s difficult to predict the direction of their foreign policy should

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GOP middle class bamboozlement may be over

August 16, 2012 Madonna Gauding Campaigns, Economy, Taxes, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Instead of offering real solutions to social and economic problems, the GOP has used flag waving, gay bashing, abortion, prayer in schools, death panels,

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Whose plan destroys Medicare: Ryan’s or Obama’s?

August 15, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Health care, Obama Leave a comment

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan claim that President Obama is destroying Medicare by “stealing $700 billion” from the program. That’s bunk, says Robert Reich.

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Wealth doesn’t trickle down when it’s parked in off shore tax havens

August 1, 2012 Madonna Gauding Economy, Government, Politics, Taxes, Voting/Elections One comment

A new study by the Tax Justice Network “The Price of Offshore Revisited” shines a light on the size of the global offshore economy—the amount of

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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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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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