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US Politics & Gov't News tagged with economy

Help Millions of Workers and Their Families -Take Action!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: unemployment benefits, extension, senate, economy, job loss )

Tierney
- 3 days ago - capwiz.com
According to the National Employment Law Project, unemployment benefits are running out for an average of 7,000 workers every day. By the end of December, 1.3 million workers will have exhausted their jobless benefits. The Senate is expected to vote thi
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Republicans Win Virginia, New Jersey Governorships
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, politics, government, democrats, republicans, news, elections, usa, americans, economy )

Cal
- 3 days ago - reuters.com
Republicans rolled to victory in Virginia and New Jersey governor's races on Tuesday in a sharp blow to Democrats that showed the limits of President Barack Obama's political clout.
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Capitalism and Health Care
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: congress, healthcare, healthcare, economy, capitalism )

Jill
- 4 days ago - counterpunch.com
Isn't it perfectly clear that the uproar over a public option in the health care reform bill now squeezing its way through Congress is about nothing but the foot in the door to socialized medicine and ultimately to other socialized things? What a break
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Michael Moore's Action Plan: 15 Things Every American Can Do Right Now
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Healthcare Reform, GoodNews, government, economy, politics, local banks )

Kekuhouma
- 11 days ago - marketoracle.co.uk
It's the #1 question I'm constantly asked after people see my movie: "OK -- so NOW what can I DO?!" Well, you've come to the right place! 'Cause I got 15 things you and I can do right now to fight back and try to fix this very broken system.
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Evidence That the US Is a Failed State - Are You Ready for the Next Crisis; Greed Vs Poverty?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: usa, economy, abuse, greed, wealth, poverty, ethics what are they? )

David
- 12 days ago - informationclearinghouse.info
Income inequality in the US is now the most extreme of all countries. The 2008 OECD report, "Income Distribution and Poverty in OECD Countries," concludes that the US is the country with the highest inequality and poverty rate across the OECD.
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Court Documents Tie Young to Alaska Corruption
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: GOOD NEWS! .abuse, americans, bush, bushadministration, candidates, cheney, congress, constitution, corruption, cover-up, crime, dishonesty, economy, elections, ethics, government, lies, media, news, politics, republicans, terrorism, usa, war )

Wolfweeps
- 13 days ago - newsminer.com
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Documents filed in federal court directly link U.S. Rep. Don Young to a wide-ranging investigation of corruption in Alaska for the first time. The filing late Wednesday alleges Young, a 19-term Republican, illegally received gifts
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FIND OUT WHAT THE WAR IS COSTING YOUR COMMUNITY
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: military, economy, war, u.s. )

Dandelion
- 15 days ago - nationalpriorities.org
The National Priorities Project is celebrating 25 years. A must watch VIDEO explaining about them, what they do, and chart to show the cost of the wars since 2001.
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Joe Bageant: Raising Up Dead Horses
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: economy, class_struggle, joe_bageant, government lies )

Just
- 18 days ago - joebageant.com
"The national money shamans have danced around the carcass of our dead horse economy, chanted the recovery chant and burned fiat currency like Indian sage, enshrouding the carcass in the sacred smoke of burning cash."
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The Rich Have Stolen The Economy
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: economy, money, money, money, abuse, crime, dishonesty, lies, ethics )

David
- 20 days ago - opednews.com
As Obama prepares to send another 45,000 troops into Afghanistan, 44,789 Americans die every year from lack of medical treatment. National Guardsmen say they would rather face the Taliban than the US economy.
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Hemp Farmers Arrested Planting Hemp at DEA Headquarters   video
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, abuse, Govtfearmongering, hemp, dea, farmers, civil disobedience, usa, media, GoodNews, economy, constitution, freedoms, news )

Holly
- 22 days ago - youtube.com
Hemp farmers, business owners and Vote Hemp representatives plant industrial hemp seeds on the DEA headquarters lawn and are arrested.
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Senate Democrats Reach Deal on Aid to Jobless
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: economy, congress, ethics, unemployment, government, obama, GoodNews, politics )

Cal
- 29 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
Plan now includes 14 more weeks of benefits in all 50 states
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Paul Krugman - The Politics of Spite
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: republicans, conservatives, radicals, Reagan, americans, politics, government, corruption, abuse, lies, dishonesty, economy, freedoms, healthcare, obama, Medicare, insurance, rights, safety, society, culture )

Tom
- 32 days ago - nytimes.com
Conservative glee at America's rebuff by the Olympic Committee show that the guiding principle of Republicans is spite pure and simple. If they think something might be good for the president, they're against it -- whether or not it's good for America.
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Capitalism: A Love Story
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Michael Moore, Capitalism, A Love Story, Economy, Bail Out, Bailout, film, movie )

Marion
- 36 days ago - capitalismalovestory.com
EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN should see this important movie. We know the system is broken, but Michael Moore tells us just how broken this system is. I hope you take the time to see it. The link takes you to a theater near you.
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Ralph Nader on the G-20, Healthcare Reform, Mideast Talks and His First Work of Fiction, "Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!"
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Ralph Nader, ethics, freedoms, healthcare, healthcare, obama, economy, single payer healthcare, G-20 )

Jill
- 40 days ago - democracynow.org
Nader discusses Congress's failure to pass any meaningful financial reform on Wall Street over the past year and critiques Obama's healthcare reform proposal. Ralph Nader also talks about his first work of fiction, "Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!" Nader
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Barack Obama Ready to Slash US Nuclear Arsenal - The End of the Nuclear Arms Race at Last?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: nuclear weapons of mass destruction, no more, obama, war, terrorism, politics, healthcare, housing, economy, ethics at last? )

David
- 46 days ago - truthout.org
Obama has rejected the Pentagon's first draft of the 'nuclear posture review' as being too timid, and has called for a range of more far-reaching options consistent with his goal of eventually abolishing nuclear weapons altogether.
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