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Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune —
Posted on Apr 30, 2013
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By Robert Reich — What is Washington doing to fix the economy? Worse than nothing. It has now adopted the same kind of austerity economics that’s doomed Europe—cutting federal spending and reducing total demand. And the sequester doesn’t end Sept. 30. It takes an even bigger bite out of the federal budget next fiscal year.
Posted on Apr 29, 2013
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By E.J. Dionne, Jr. — The policy mystery of our time is why politicians in the United States and across much of the democratic world are so obsessed with deficits when their primary mission ought to be bringing down high and debilitating rates of unemployment.
Posted on Apr 28, 2013
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Photo illustration from an image by Colin Grey (CC-BY)
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This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: A bipartisan panel tries to end the debate on torture so we don’t do it again, U.S. terrorism, why Congress is free to ignore demand for gun control and the best show you’re not watching.
Posted on Apr 28, 2013
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This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: A bipartisan panel tries to end the debate on torture so we don’t do it again, U.S. terrorism, why Congress is free to ignore demand for gun control and the best show you’re not watching.
Posted on Apr 28, 2013
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Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Apr 26, 2013
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Mike Keefe, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Apr 26, 2013
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By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law —
The Financial Transaction Tax, or Robin Hood Tax, would generate more than $300 billion a year in revenue, thereby doing away with the need for the sequester currently forcing across-the-board budget cuts.
Posted on Apr 24, 2013
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Twitter/ Niraj Chokshi
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Only four lawmakers were in attendance at a congressional hearing about the important issue Wednesday.
Posted on Apr 24, 2013
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Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News —
Posted on Apr 24, 2013
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Mike Keefe, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Apr 24, 2013
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Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill —
Posted on Apr 24, 2013
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Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill —
Posted on Apr 23, 2013
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AP/Brendon Smialowski
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By Robert Scheer — The horror of Boston should be a reminder that the choice of weaponry can be in itself an act of evil.
Posted on Apr 23, 2013
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With apologies to the late Sen. Gaylord Nelson, who is widely credited as the founder of Earth Day, I don’t really feel like celebrating.
Posted on Apr 22, 2013
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Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com —
Posted on Apr 22, 2013
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Bob Englehart, Cagle Cartoons, The Hartford Courant —
Posted on Apr 22, 2013
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Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune —
Posted on Apr 22, 2013
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Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News —
Posted on Apr 22, 2013
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John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-Tribune —
Posted on Apr 21, 2013
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This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Terrorism expert Audrey Kurth Cronin says terrorists are surprisingly logical. Also: Islamophobia in the USA, Bradley Manning’s secret trial, and Congress wants to share your Internet secrets.
Posted on Apr 19, 2013
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Photo illustration from an image by Colin Grey (CC-BY)
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This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Terrorism expert Audrey Kurth Cronin says terrorists are surprisingly logical. Also: Islamophobia in the U.S.A., Bradley Manning’s secret trial, and Congress wants to share your Internet secrets.
Posted on Apr 19, 2013
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Cam Cardow, Cagle Cartoons, The Ottawa Citizen —
Posted on Apr 19, 2013
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Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune —
Posted on Apr 18, 2013
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including the release of a post-9/11 torture report that lays the blame squarely at the feet of the nation’s highest officeholders and the unveiling of a bipartisan agreement on immigration reform.
Posted on Apr 16, 2013
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AP/Charles Krupa
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By Bill Blum — In the wake of Monday’s deadly Boston Marathon bombings, should we urge the Senate to proceed with the gun control debate as scheduled? Or should we condemn both chambers of Congress and the president for doing too little, too late to deal with the problem of mass violence and what some have termed the nation’s culture of death?
Posted on Apr 16, 2013
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Reading mass media news articles is unhealthy and causes unhappiness, so stop it; Americans want to know more about socialism, as evidenced by Merriam-Webster’s two most searched entries in 2012; meanwhile the Swedes were dissatisfied with gendered pronouns and have officially incorporated a third, gender-neutral one into their language. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Posted on Apr 15, 2013
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Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com —
Posted on Apr 15, 2013
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RJ Matson, Cagle Cartoons, Roll Call —
Posted on Apr 15, 2013
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Monte Wolverton, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Apr 15, 2013
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Illustration by Mr. Fish
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By Chris Hedges — Exploitation of bus drivers is just one part of the corporate disemboweling of the U.S. public transportation system. As the destruction of city and state bus and subway services enters its final phase, their unions have either disappeared or lost clout.
Posted on Apr 15, 2013
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Bob Englehart, Cagle Cartoons, The Hartford Courant —
Posted on Apr 13, 2013
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Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Apr 13, 2013
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Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune —
Posted on Apr 12, 2013
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Taylor Jones, Cagle Cartoons, Politicalcartoons.com —
Posted on Apr 12, 2013
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Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune —
Posted on Apr 11, 2013
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AP/J. Scott Applewhite
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The president is following through on his intention to abandon the welfare of elderly and disabled Americans in a budget deal that would cut $130 billion from programs like Social Security over the next 10 years, and that could starve the system in the long run.
Posted on Apr 10, 2013
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Shutterstock illustration of a drone.
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By William Pfaff — War is war and murder is murder. The law draws the distinction. The American armed drone is a weapons system of war, not of policemen.
Posted on Apr 9, 2013
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Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Apr 9, 2013
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Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune —
Posted on Apr 7, 2013
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By E.J. Dionne, Jr. — The National Rifle Association is facing attacks from Gun Owners of America for being too soft on gun control. This is like a double cheeseburger coming under severe criticism for lacking enough cholesterol.
Posted on Apr 7, 2013
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Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune —
Posted on Apr 7, 2013
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