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The Trojan Horse in the Debt Debate
It’s budget showdown time in Washington. With various tax increases and spending cuts set to kick in at the end of the year, the pressure is on for Republicans and Democrats to make a deal.
Our Nuclear Insecurity Complex
Back in July, an 82-year-old nun and two fellow peace activists breached the security at the Y-12 nuclear weapons facility in Tennessee. The red-faced federal officials who subsequently promised thorough oversight proclaimed they had “no tolerance” for that kind of negligence.
Fracking our Thanksgiving Feast
My family has raised dairy cows on our farm in Monroe County near Kendall, Wisconsin, for almost 150 years. We’ve weathered the Great Depression, low milk prices, droughts, floods, and snowstorms. Despite difficulties, the dairy and related industries generate $26.5 billion in revenue, 174,000 jobs, and fresh, healthy milk, cheese and butter to the state each year.
Voting Can Be Good for Your Health
I always had a sensitive stomach growing up. Until I got to college, I never imagined it would cost me tens of thousands of dollars per year.
The Return on Those Bad Bets on Romney
Billionaires can win politically even when they lose on Election Day.
Without Unity, We’ll Tumble Over the Fiscal Cliff
Debt! Deficit! Fiscal cliff! How to make sense of it all?
The Biggest Loser in Politics
You know it’s a good election night when Karl Rove throws a hissy fit on national television.
The ‘Fix-the-Debt’ Racket
Please Don’t Shoot the Messengers
When you picture classified documents, don’t visions of spy lists, nuclear ignition formulas, cross-sections of bomber wings, or diagrams of missile trajectories come to mind?
Now, Will Obama Break His Climate Silence?
Like most U.S. climate activists, I breathed a sigh of relief as the election returns rolled in.
