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It’s The Real Thing

Arnold Hamilton - September 29, 2014 0

BY DAVID PERRYMAN The old pop box in Hubert and Louise Nicholson’s General Store sat square in the middle of the building. It was accessible...

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Afghan Voters Choose A Better Future

Arnold Hamilton - September 24, 2014 0

BY RALPH NADER If there is one person in the world most suited to govern the turbulent land of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani would be, by...

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Wall Street Speculators Wall Off Young Farmers

Arnold Hamilton - September 24, 2014 0

BY JIM HIGHTOWER We know from the childhood song that Old McDonald had a farm – but e-i-e-i-o – look who’s got his farm now! It’s groups like American Farmland and Farmland Partners. These aren’t dirt farmers wearing overalls and brogans, but Wall Street hucksters in Armani suits and Gucci loafers. The latest fast-buck fad […]

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What Republicans Chasing Hillary Should Learn From Wile E. Coyote

Arnold Hamilton - September 24, 2014 0

BY JOE CONASON As the Republican right’s fear swells in advance of Hillary Clinton’s anticipated presidential campaign, conservatives’ feverish smears increasingly resemble the desperate gambits of a certain Wile E. Coyote. The latest episode in their cartoonish crusade appeared in the Washington Free Beacon, which headlined “The Hillary Letters” the other day with an ominous […]

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Ending Life On Your Terms

Arnold Hamilton - September 23, 2014 0

BY FROMA HARROP The low point of the ObamaCare debate – and there was much probing of the floor – had to be the “death panel” charge. It was the creepiest in a volley of lies aimed at killing health care reform. What was the fuss about? A proposal to pay doctors for time spent […]