Opinion

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Republicans redistribute the wealth - to the wealthy

Republicans call redistributing wealth un-American, but they have turned the government into a mechanism to ruthlessly redistribute wealth to the upper crust.

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Voters rebuke GOP in special elections

Upsets by Democratic candidates may serve as a warning to Republicans that voters aren't appreciative of their agenda.

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Elizabeth Warren versus corporate shills

Republicans are practically foaming at the mouth in their crusade to block the nomination of Elizabeth Warren to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Illinois plans devastating cuts in disabilities services

These cuts target our most vulnerable citizens and are being sold as a way to balance Illinois' estimated $13 billion deficit. The truth is, these cuts are short sighted and will send us on a path of destruction.

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What will it take to pass a jobs program?

The failure to enact a big enough economic stimulus is the biggest reason the country's in this mess. Obama and the movement that led to his election were too young; the victory was too new and fragile.

Backbone: Schneiderman investigates Wall Street

Backbone. That is part of what's been missing over the past few years. Significantly, that may be about to change.

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Wall Street doesn’t know what “enough” means

As the lords of finance are showing us, in the present era of capitalist development even small victories on the progressive side of the ledger are never secure.

What if Congress does not raise the debt ceiling?

The Republicans are conducting a dangerous bluff intended to suck more cuts in working people's benefits and rights.

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$5.00 per gallon at pump, $5 million per hour at Exxon Mobil

Millions of Americans are learning the new math: corporate economics.

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Tax Day at a bank near you

Bank of America, Citibank, GE, Exxon Mobil and billionaire CEOs were all found guilty today - on the streets of New York and around the country.

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