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• The First Iraq War Was Also Sold to the Public Based on a Pack of Lies

  By storyartist on August 2, 2014 • ( 13 )

  

  By Joshua Holland …it’s important to recall that the first Gulf War was sold to the public on a pack of lies that were just as egregious as those told by the second Bush administration 12 years later. The Lie… Read More ›

• Another Oil Spill Courtesy of Fracking

  By genvana on August 2, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  Some American citizens believe that the Federal Government should not regulate any state or business.  The video above is an example of why both Federal and State Government Regulations are important.  If we want clean safe water, a beautiful state, a healthy environment, regulating corporate… Read More ›

• How Republicans Rig the Game

  By storyartist on July 24, 2014 • ( 5 )

  

  National Republicans have waged an unrelenting campaign to exploit every weakness and anachronism in our electoral system. Through a combination of hyperpartisan redistricting of the House, unprecedented obstructionism in the Senate and racist voter suppression in the states, today’s GOP… Read More ›

• America’s Conservative Road to Destruction – A Brief History

  By storyartist on July 22, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  I’ve recently Friended Bruce Bacon from a mutual progressive facebook group, and this article was published from one of his posts.  It’s long, but concise, to the point, and weaves together all the pieces which I believe to be true… Read More ›

• Why the Honduran Children Flee North

  By storyartist on July 16, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  By Dennis J Bernstein in Consortium News AP: Hillary Clinton was probably the most important actor in supporting the coup in Honduras. In part, perhaps, one would assume because one of her best friends from law school, Lanny Davis, who had… Read More ›

• Kansas’ Ruinous Tax Cuts

  By konigludwig on July 14, 2014 • ( 0 )

  By the Editors of The New York Times There was a windstorm of hasty excuses in recent weeks after Kansas reported that it took in $338 million less than expected in the 2014 fiscal year and would have to dip… Read More ›

• This Kid Made An App That Exposes Sellout Politicians

  By genvana on July 12, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  By Hannah Ewens A 16 yr. old kid has created a plug-in for browsers that, when you hover over the name of a member of congress mentioned on any webpage, popups to give you a list of donations made to… Read More ›

• The Big Lobotomy

  By storyartist on July 12, 2014 • ( 8 )

  

  Why would conservative lawmakers decimate the staff and organizational capacity of an institution they themselves control? Part of it is political optics: What better way to show the conservative voters back home that you’re serious about shrinking government than by… Read More ›

• Hillary Clinton Flaunts Her Surveillance State Baggage

  By storyartist on July 11, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  By Robert Scheer A short, concise article that pretty much articulates my early concerns about Hillary as the Democratic candidate, which center on her position on Snowden and surveillance.  Not mentioned in the article is the similar position she’s already… Read More ›

• Greenpeace Urges LEGO to End Shell Partnership and Save the Arctic

  By genvana on July 7, 2014 • ( 0 )

  Greenpeace launched a major new global campaign today targeting LEGO forputting sales above its commitment to the environment and children’s futures. This campaign will mobilize more than 5 million people to take creative action in six continents—Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa,… Read More ›

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