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The Price We Pay for Conservative Scorn of Amtrak

The Price We Pay for Conservative Scorn of Amtrak
Previously he worked for 25 years in mainstream media, most recently at Congressional Quarterly, where he covered congressional leadership and tracked major bills through Congress. He also served as a founding member of the Washington Association of ...
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Congress Slyly Changed Campaign Finance Rules. Now the GOP Is Cleaning Up.
They slipped a provision into an omnibus spending bill that rewrote campaign finance rules to raise contribution limits for donations to the national parties. Under the old rules, an individual could give up to $ 33,400 a year to the Republican or ...
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Scalia and Roberts Don't Know Best

Scalia and Roberts Don't Know Best
But if you listened only to some of my colleagues in the legal establishment, you might never know that our unfolding Bill of Rights is a dynamic chronicle of the democratic struggles of the people for participatory political equality nor would you ...
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Bernie's Run Is a New Opening for the Immigrant Rights Movement
In 2013, the Senate passed its own immigration bill, concomitant with the explosion of a new electorate sensitive to – or directly impacted by – reform efforts. Still, the GOP-dominated House failed to produce any meaningful legislation – apart from an ...
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Voices From Baltimore
She co-organized Wednesday evening's student protest calling for the repeal of the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights, legislation that shields officers during abuse or misconduct investigations. I do not understand how people can fix their lips ...
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BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | William K. Black on Fraud | PBS

As President Obama makes the case for strong financial reform, Bill Moyers sits down with veteran regulator William K. Black, who says Wall Street is already been breaking current rules.
Aired April 23, 2010 on PBS. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04232010/profile.html
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Richard Wolff's smart, blunt talk about the crisis of capitalism on his first Moyers & Company appearance was so compelling and provocative, we asked him to return. This time, the economics expert dives further into income inequality, analyzing the widening gap between a booming stock market and a population that increasingly lives in poverty. Wolff also takes questions sent in from around the world by our viewers.

Wolff taught economics for 35 years at the University of Massachusetts and is now visiting professor at The New School University in New York City. His books include Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism and Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Meltdown and What to Do About It.
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Here's What a Hillary Clinton Presidency Would Mean for Global Warming

Here's What a Hillary Clinton Presidency Would Mean for Global Warming
Barbara Boxer (D-CA) by voting in favor of a bill opening new Gulf Coast areas to offshore oil drilling. Obama has opened up many areas for offshore oil drilling, and it's possible Clinton would do the same. 8. She avoids saying anything about Keystone XL.
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William Gates, Sr. and Chuck Collins on Why the Inheritance Tax Is Fair
This week, by a vote of 240-179 that broke down largely on partisan lines, House Republicans voted to repeal the estate tax. The Hill reports that “killing off the estate tax would increase the deficit by $ 269 billion over a decade.” It's not clear ...
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