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TPP: What Bernie Sanders can do and Barack Obama can’t, or won’t

May 13, 2015 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Activism, Banks, Economy, Environment Leave a comment

Being a United States Senator from Vermont is a difficult job, but it pales in comparison to being President of the United States. As

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Trying to look sympathetically at Trans-Pacific Partnership

April 20, 2015 Arthur Lieber Business, Consumer issues, Corporations, Economy, Employment, Foreign Policy, International, Labor and unions, Obama Leave a comment

In the 19th Century, the Victorian historian Thomas Carlyle coined the phrase “dismal science” for the field of economics. With the help of new

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President Obama could use a little help from his friends

December 10, 2014 Arthur Lieber Congress, Democracy, Good government, Obama Leave a comment

If you are a progressive, you might say that in recent months (perhaps recent years), President Obama has been in a slump. The magic

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The pope, the president and the public schools

December 18, 2013 Arthur Lieber Activism, Charity & Justice, Civil liberties, Economy, Employment, Obama, Poverty, Religion in Politics, Republican Brain, Social Sec/Medicare One comment

Sometimes progressives don’t agree with conservatives, and the gist of the differences are about policy issues. Other times, one or perhaps both sides of

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“Obamacare” is a job creator

August 28, 2013 Stacy Mergenthal Business, Economy, Employment, Health care Leave a comment

This just in: Serco Inc. will be hiring and training 600 new workers for its new Wentzville, Missouri location. Bright, shiny new jobs. The

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A brief history of the U.S. surveillance state

July 26, 2013 Stacy Mergenthal Civil liberties, FBI/NSA/CIA, Government, Privacy/surveillance, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Alfred McCoy over at TomDispatch.com has taken the time to provide us with a brief, sordid history of the U.S. surveillance state and proven,

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