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Activism

The American Political System and Accommodating Evil

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Republicans Have The Answer to Poverty: The Poor Need to Be...

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The Weekend Music Thread-Beatlemania

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Modern Monetary Part 1b: Modern Money Illustrated

funksands - February 7, 2014 10

Corporations

MMT: Not Your Mother’s Monetary Theory

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What Will Be The Focus of President Obama’s SOTU Speech Tomorrow?

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The Weekend Music Thread-Places

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2014 Elections

Uncle Sugar Wants You!

AdLib - January 24, 2014 29

Activism

Remembering Martin Luther King – 2014

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Activism

The Brains of Climate Change Deniers Are Frozen

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Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

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The American Political System and Accommodating Evil

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Modern Monetary Part 1b: Modern Money Illustrated

MMT: Not Your Mother’s Monetary Theory

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Uncle Sugar Wants You!

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