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Monthly Archives: November 2011
It Takes People Power to Make Clear That Corporations Are NOT...
BY JIM HIGHTOWER In the Nov. 8 elections, the national media gave extensive coverage to a proposed “personhood amendment” to Mississippi’s state constitution. This was an extremist anti-abortion ballot initiative to declare that a person’s life begins not at birth, but at the very instant that a sperm meets the egg. However, extending full personhood […]
The Campaign Against Romney
BY SUSAN ESTRICH On Monday, the Democratic National Committee unveiled a new ad targeting Mitt Romney. The 30-second spot [there is also a four-minute version on the DNC’s website] is made to look like a movie trailer about “the story of two men trapped in one body.” “Mitt vs. Mitt” focuses on Romney’s alleged inconsistency […]
Not-So-Fair Trade
The Right’s Health Care Fantasies
BY FROMA HARROP A real conservative would say: “Government should stay out of health care. Let Americans meet their medical needs in the free market.” I respectfully disagree, but thanks for being clear. The political problem for Republicans is that this ideal stands at odds with what the public wants. Rather than admit it, they […]