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Noam Chomsky writes that Anti-Democratic Nature of US Capitalism is Being Exposed view story
1 vote- Submitted by Wordherd
- 1 day ago
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Bretton Woods was the system of global financial management set up at the end of the second World War to ensure the interests of capital did not smother wider social concerns in post-war democracies. It was hated by the US neoliberals - the very people wh
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The Financial Crisis: Bush Just Makes It Worse view story
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- 1 day ago
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When it comes to the current financial crisis, it's become pretty clear that an appearance by President Bush doesn't calm nerves. It rubs them raw.
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McCain Is Quickly Losing His Base Of Working Class Whites | iNPLACENEWS view story
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Today, old factory shells and boarded-up storefronts stand as bleak reminders of those once-prosperous times. But the voters in working-class enclaves such as this still are a sought-after prize in presidential politics, and many are backing Obama.
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FT.com / Columnists / Gideon Rachman - Conservatism Overshoots its Limit By A Long Shot... view story
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- about 14 hours ago
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Gideon Rachman on the ideological market cycle
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China May Let Peasants Sell Rights to Farmland (New York Times) view story
2 votes- Submitted by Wordherd
- about 17 hours ago
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Chinese leaders are expected to allow peasants to buy or sell land-use rights for the first time, a step that could draw hundreds of millions of farmers more firmly into the market economy, now centered around the cities.
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Right Wing Rages Against New Voter Registrations: The ‘Purpose’ Of ACORN Is To Commit ‘Voter Fra view story
2 votes- Submitted by Wordherd
- about 18 hours ago
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What are conservatives up in arms about? The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), which announced that it had registered 1.3 million new voters.
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12 New Stomach-Turning Revelations About Sarah Palin view story
1 vote- Submitted by infodiva
- 1 day ago
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Palin has taken to smearing Obama. But it's her own record that continues to yield alarming information, undermining her skills and credibility.
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California Business Roundtable Avoids Social Issue Prop Stances view story
1 vote- Submitted by adam.haverstock
- 1 day ago
- (http://thepolicyreport.net/2008/1...)
- Became popular about 18 hours ago
The California Business Roundtable, a non-partisan coalition of California business leaders are following suit with most of California’s public organizations and posted it’s positions on the California ballot propositions that will appear o
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On Wall Street: Let Them Hit Bottom, Let Them Go Bankrupt... view photo
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- about 19 hours ago
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The reliance on governments printing money would not aid a recovery and would only lead to the problem becoming worse in the future. “We’re setting the stage for when we come out of this of a massive inflation holocaust,”
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Obama plans half-hour TV ad view story
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- 1 day ago
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- Became popular about 19 hours ago
Already advertising at record levels, Barack Obama has scheduled a half-hour commercial for prime time on Oct. 29, six days before Election Day.
