June 4, 2013
Real Time with Bill Maher: Pot Is The New Gay Marriage
The final “New Rule” – Real Time with Bill Maher – May 31, 2013 – Episode 284
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April 20, 2013
Gun control reform: all but three ‘no’ senators received pro-gun cash
Analysis of campaign disclosures shows 42 of 45 dissenting senators logged donations from firearms lobbyists
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November 20, 2012
Marginal Tax Rates 101
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October 21, 2012
Demonizing Wealth? Have You Paid Attention To Who Is Prospering Lately?
I’ve written about this topic before in response to an article comment, and I’m going to write about it again in response to another comment. — There are a number of average Americans willing to step up to the plate and defend the wealthy. They believe there is a class war against the rich. They believe President Obama is against wealth. They believe Democrats and liberals are against success. But where does this belief come from? I have serious doubts that so many average Americans simultaneously came to this conclusion. No, they believe wealth is being demonized because wealthy powerful people are saying just that, and they choose to believe it. And I don’t know why.
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July 13, 2012
Mitt Romney’s offer of government of billionaires, for billionaires, by billionaires
In the Romney candidacy, the Republican party has found the apotheosis of the fact that it now represents solely the super-rich
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July 4, 2012
What makes healthcare reform a miracle of American democracy
The fight over Obamacare provides a teachable moment in just how dysfunctional our vaunted democratic system really is
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June 14, 2012
Marijuana could be Barack Obama’s secret weapon in this election
With support for legalisation polling at a record 50%, it may be time for the president to reassess his position on drugs policy
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April 2, 2012
The Republican Endgame: An America Where Big Ideas Are Dead
Republicans have become the party of “No we can’t” and Democrats have become the party of “Yes we can, but…”. Gone are the days of big ideas and big plans for the future. We no longer live in a country that is capable of shooting for the stars and solving big problems. Instead we are in a race to the bottom that has coincided with a political shift to the right that caters to rich and powerful interests.
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