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Obama’s Lonely Road

Arnold Hamilton - June 30, 2015 0

BY FROMA HARROP Americans were perilously close to losing their right to health care when the Supreme Court offered a reprieve. Few were more grateful than the conservative politicians who had been railing against the Affordable Care Act while praying they would not have to face the political consequences of its collapse. For progressives, guaranteed […]

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Good News, Bad News

Arnold Hamilton - June 30, 2015 0

BY SHARON MARTIN The Supreme Court recognized intent instead of quibbling over language, so the subsidies Congress intended for insurance buyers on the Affordable Care...

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Stopping The Slide Into Oblivion

Arnold Hamilton - June 29, 2015 0

Second of Two Parts BY VERN TURNER The original draft of this essay intended to compare the 1956 GOP platform with the 2014 Democratic Party platform,...

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A Failed Education Reform Model

Arnold Hamilton - June 28, 2015 0

BY JOHN THOMPSON Can the hyper-competitive, test-driven charter school approach to education reform provide a model for other cities? According to the “true believers” among the attendees...

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The Donald Show

Arnold Hamilton - June 24, 2015 0

BY JIM HIGHTOWER Oh, joy! Oh, goody! Oh, happy day! For those of us who love the loopy side of American politics, our dream of some serious loco for 2016 has arrived: Donnie Trump in the race! For president. Of the United States. No, really! “Wow,” exclaimed a beaming Donald Trump as he stepped onstage, […]

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