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Activism

The American Political System and Accommodating Evil

AdLib - February 19, 2014 16

Congress

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

AdLib - February 13, 2014 30

Music

The Weekend Music Thread-Beatlemania

KillgoreTrout - February 8, 2014 143

News & Politics

Modern Monetary Part 1b: Modern Money Illustrated

funksands - February 7, 2014 10

Corporations

MMT: Not Your Mother’s Monetary Theory

funksands - February 3, 2014 16

Civil Rights

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

AdLib - January 27, 2014 45

Music

The Weekend Music Thread-Places

KillgoreTrout - January 25, 2014 133

2014 Elections

Uncle Sugar Wants You!

AdLib - January 24, 2014 29

Activism

Remembering Martin Luther King – 2014

AdLib - January 20, 2014 29

Activism

The Brains of Climate Change Deniers Are Frozen

AdLib - January 6, 2014 45

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