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Angel Boligan, Cagle Cartoons, El Universal, Mexico City —
Posted on Dec 22, 2012
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By David Sirota — This is the microcosmic lesson of the University of Colorado’s recent decision to pay a new football coach $2 million a year. The move - and the reaction to it - is a perfect illustration of America’s values, or lack thereof.
Posted on Dec 21, 2012
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Nate Beeler, Cagle Cartoons, The Columbus Dispatch —
Posted on Dec 21, 2012
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Rick McKee, Cagle Cartoons, The Augusta Chronicle —
Posted on Dec 17, 2012
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Pavel Constantin, Cagle Cartoons, Romania —
Posted on Dec 17, 2012
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Image from "Economix: How and Why Our Economy Works (and Doesn't Work), in Words and Pictures"
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By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law —
Fedspeak, vague and convoluted answers to economic questions, was popularized by Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006. It allowed him to essentially say “no comment” without admitting that he was avoiding questions.
Posted on Dec 14, 2012
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Pavel Constantin, Cagle Cartoons, Romania —
Posted on Dec 14, 2012
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Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill —
Posted on Dec 13, 2012
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Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill —
Posted on Dec 13, 2012
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AP/Dave Collins
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By Bill Boyarsky — Throughout the country, health professionals, politicians and health care activists are meeting about how to implement the Affordable Care Act now that it has been upheld by the Supreme Court and President Barack Obama’s re-election.
Posted on Dec 13, 2012
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By E.J. Dionne, Jr. — The potential of a renaissance in conservative thought is enormous, if the right can overcome a certain intellectual laziness and inflexibility that, in fairness, have at other times afflicted the progressive side of politics.
Posted on Dec 12, 2012
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Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News —
Posted on Dec 12, 2012
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Bernard Meisler was surprised to find that his recently deceased friend, who “hated corporate bullshit,” had returned from the afterlife to express his fondness for the Discover card on Facebook.
Posted on Dec 11, 2012
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Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill —
Posted on Dec 11, 2012
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Christo Komarnitski, Cagle Cartoons, Bulgaria —
Posted on Dec 11, 2012
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Monte Wolverton, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Dec 10, 2012
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Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Dec 10, 2012
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Signe Wilkinson —
Posted on Dec 8, 2012
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Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News —
Posted on Dec 8, 2012
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AP/Michael Probst
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By Susan Zakin — Some people think the book business in on its last legs. But others think it isn’t a business at all.
Posted on Dec 7, 2012
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Nick Anderson —
Posted on Dec 7, 2012
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Paul Zanetti, Cagle Cartoons, Australia —
Posted on Dec 7, 2012
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John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-Tribune —
Posted on Dec 7, 2012
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The two major candidates took in the equivalent of the GDP of Sierra Leone in their quest for the White House—and that doesn’t count super PAC fundraising.
Posted on Dec 7, 2012
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Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News —
Posted on Dec 6, 2012
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Luojie, Cagle Cartoons, China Daily, China —
Posted on Dec 6, 2012
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Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill —
Posted on Dec 6, 2012
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By Joe Conason — If President Obama honestly wants to negotiate an agreement with Republicans before the year-end fiscal deadline, he must be deeply frustrated. And if he doesn’t really want to negotiate with them, then he should be delighted, for the same reason.
Posted on Dec 5, 2012
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What happens when you give your computer a $50 monthly budget and access to your Amazon account?
Posted on Dec 5, 2012
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Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune —
Posted on Dec 5, 2012
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David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star —
Posted on Dec 5, 2012
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By Bill Boyarsky — The recent Leveson Report on the British hacking scandal shows the danger of the media baron adding to his already vast American holdings.
Posted on Dec 5, 2012
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By Eugene Robinson — How dare he? President Obama, I mean: How dare he do what he promised during the campaign? How dare he insist on a “balanced approach” to fiscal policy that includes a teensy-weensy tax increase for the rich? Oh, the humanity.
Posted on Dec 3, 2012
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Monte Wolverton, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Dec 3, 2012
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Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News —
Posted on Dec 3, 2012
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Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill —
Posted on Nov 30, 2012
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By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law —
Whistle-blowers have warned that intelligence agencies are abusing the Constitution and lavishing private companies with expensive contracts in exchange for subpar results.
Posted on Nov 30, 2012
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By E.J. Dionne, Jr. — Pretending that Norquist is more powerful than he is allows Republicans to win acclaim they haven’t earned yet.
Posted on Nov 29, 2012
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Luojie, Cagle Cartoons, China Daily, China —
Posted on Nov 26, 2012
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Bob Englehart, Cagle Cartoons, The Hartford Courant —
Posted on Nov 22, 2012
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Signe Wilkinson —
Posted on Nov 21, 2012
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Illustration by Mr. Fish
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By Chris Hedges — Gaza is a window on our coming dystopia.
Posted on Nov 19, 2012
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The president and Congress reaching a “grand bargain” would mean significant cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid; some Republican senators believe Obama is using a Cold War-era mind-control technique on American citizens; meanwhile, millions showed up to the largest coordinated strike Europe has ever seen. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Posted on Nov 18, 2012
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