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The Supreme Charade

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH Supreme Court confirmation hearings are nothing but a charade. “Balls and strikes” is what John Roberts said he’d call. Sonia Sotomayor, no fool she, said the same. Elena Kagan, ditto, is going to be a neutral arbiter. She isn’t a “progressive.” She will be fair and open. Of course. She’d be crazy […]

The GOP’s Genetic Link To Big Oil

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BY JIM HIGHTOWER If scientists were to compare the DNA of Republican congress-critters and of oil corporations, I’ll bet they’d find that they match perfectly. After all, the two species have identical political instincts and seem to have a natural affinity for each other – so I’m pretty sure they sprang from the same genetic […]

Heaven Must Wait For A Money-Savvy Public

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BY FROMA HARROP In the conservative paradise, a nation of strong, hard-working individuals borrow responsibly and save for future needs. They don’t need government telling them how to manage their money. If they do foolish things, they pay the price. I like that vision, but it has little to do with the world we live […]

Regulating Banks, Corporations

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BY EDWIN E. VINEYARD Everybody has been angry with the executives of the Wall Street banking and financial interests, whose fiscal foolishness and greed caused...

Loose-Lip McChrystal Did Obama Huge Favor

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BY ALEXANDER COCKBURN Just when Barack Obama’s presidency was drowning in BP’s crude oil, a megalomaniacal U.S. Army general called Stanley McChrystal, commander of the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan, did him several huge favors. He took the spotlight off the Gulf of Mexico. He gave Obama a marvelous opportunity to act the decisive commander in […]