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    On Being a Reverse Snob (an homage to Orwell)

    MAY 29, 2012 11:37PM

    By Victor Schoonover


    Topics: socialism, george orwell

    • 1 Ratings
    • 107 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    It's 1980 all over again Obama, like Carter, deserves 1 term

    MAY 27, 2012 12:26PM

    By Michael Andrews


    Topics: politics, government, inequality, socialism, taxes, fairness, fair share, obama

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    • 2 Ratings
    • 996 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    Greece’s Second Chance

    MAY 21, 2012 11:48AM

    By René Christian Moya


    Topics: unemployment, syriza, stimulus, socialism, social democracy, politics, left, greece, financial, finance, eurozone, european union, europe, euro, eu, election, economy, economic, crisis, austerity

    • 5 Ratings
    • 239 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Vulture Capitalism Is About "Values?"

    MAY 17, 2012 9:37AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: public schools, bain capital, steve jobs, egalitarianism, class warfare, income redistribution, limited government, social democracy, jonathan chait, finance reform, financial crisis, credit default swap, masters of the universe, democracy, 99% and 1%, commercialism, too big to fail, oligarchy, robber barons, socialism, entrepreneurialism, bill gates, new deal, egalitarianism, jeff jacoby, thomas friedman, american enterprise institute, arthur brooks, free market, supply-side economics, capitalism, american exceptionalism, freedom, financial reform, wall street, jamie dimon, jpmorgan, economics, politics

    • 0 Ratings
    • 106 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Social tyranny, class warfare, and the uninformed voter

    MAY 13, 2012 10:52AM

    By Michael Andrews


    Topics: politics, government, inequality, socialism, taxes, fairness, fair share, obama

    • 0 Ratings
    • 141 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Americans should be proud of income inequality

    MAY 12, 2012 7:12PM

    By Michael Andrews


    Topics: politics, government, inequality, socialism, taxes, fairness, fair share, obama

    • 0 Ratings
    • 79 Views
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    Europe goes to the polls – 6 May, 2012

    MAY 6, 2012 3:54AM

    By Jim Buba


    Topics: socialism, marx, government, polls, vote, france, serbia, greece, europe

    • 5 Ratings
    • 328 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Republicans Running Away From Their Own Party

    MAY 1, 2012 10:36AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, economics, republican party, scott brown, us senate, right wing, frank luntz, elizabeth warren, president obama, filibuster, tea party, george w bush, propaganda, michael gerson, social security, medicare, wall street reform, big government, budget cuts, conservative movement, obamacare, paul ryan, ayn rand, capitalism, supply side economics, catholic church, catholic bishops, social justice, new deal, keynesian economics, mitt romney, socialism, conservatism, liberalism

    • 10 Ratings
    • 281 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    GONNA GOTTA GET BEHIND MAY DAY, TOMORROW!

    APRIL 30, 2012 9:01PM

    By James M. Emmerling


    Topics: philosophy, comedy, capitalism, socialism, marx, hegel

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 2932 Views
    • 35 Comments
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    Romney, GOP Offer Only Empty Slogans

    APRIL 27, 2012 2:49PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: stereotypes, public opinion, walter lippmann, allegory of the cave, plato's republic, plato, david frum, planned parenthood, social justice, catholic bishops, catholic church, spending cuts, tax hikes, david brooks, partisanship, ezra klein, frank luntz, jennifer rubin, head start, medicaid, student loans, politico, class warfare, andrew breitbart, thomas frank, divisive, socialism, 2012 election, democratic party, president obama, poverty, lucky duckies, wall street journal, job creators, eric cantor, republican party, ryan budger, paul ryan, mitt romney, economics, politics

    • 1 Ratings
    • 98 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    BREAKING NEWS: Student Loan Debt Surpasses $1 Trillion

    APRIL 26, 2012 10:05PM

    By Uncle Chris


    Topics: student loan debt, socialism, supply, demand, high college tuition, economy, news, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 2213 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    History Repeats Itself in New Gilded Age

    APRIL 20, 2012 3:29PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: occupy wall street, robber barons, 14th amendment, declaration of independence, constitution, new deal, conservative movement, alliance for justice, women's rights, health care reform, socialism, paul krugman, michael lind, corporations are people, mitt romney, progressive movement, john marshal harlan, plessy v. ferguson, kevin phillips, jeff rosen, george will, constitution in exile, capitalism, right wing, democrats, republicans, federal income tax, bush v. gore, citizens united, judicial activism, founding fathers, civil war, pollock v. farmer's loan and trust, supreme court, conservatism, liberalism, democracy, plutocracy, gilded age, economics, politics

    • 0 Ratings
    • 118 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Fail Gunner Allen West

    APRIL 12, 2012 6:42PM

    By Omnipotent Poobah


    Topics: wars on nomenclature, vermont, teleprompter, tail gunner joe, socialism, sarah palin, rick santorum, republican, mccarthyism, liberalism, karl marx, joe mccarthy, independent, house of representatives, herman cain, genghis khan, florida, facism, despoitism, democratic socialist, democrat, conservatism, communism, bernie sanders, are you now or have you ever been a member of the communist party, allen west, 80 communists in the house

    • 2 Ratings
    • 173 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Charity Makes America Great and France Stupid?

    APRIL 12, 2012 1:28PM

    By StarWrighter


    Topics: social democracy, welfare state, socialism, capitalism, welfare, charity, french health care, health care, france, america, politics, news, economy

    • 2 Ratings
    • 298 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    Ozzie Guillen guilty of telling the truth

    APRIL 11, 2012 12:31AM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: capitalism, castro, communism, cuba, cuban americans, democratic socialism, fidel castro, florida, freedom of speech, fulgencio batista, hugo chavez, hypocrisy, hypocrites, latin america, marlins, miama, miami, miami marlins, ozzie guillen, plutocracy, plutocrats, raul castro, rich, socialism, venezuela, wingnuts, wingnuttery

    • 0 Ratings
    • 343 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    USPS: Failure of a quasi-government agency – April, 2012

    APRIL 3, 2012 10:02AM

    By Jim Buba


    Topics: usps, obamacare, health care, obama care, socialize medicine, communism, socialism, politics, unions, government agencies, czars

    • 1 Ratings
    • 71 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Election 2012: Pick Your Poison

    MARCH 21, 2012 4:14PM

    By War of the Words


    Topics: bush, war, human rights, secrecy, administration, politics, 2012, election, obama, liberal, socialism, left

    • 0 Ratings
    • 242 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    In Europe, a new left is emerging

    MARCH 3, 2012 4:15PM

    By DanielKronlid


    Topics: left, socialism, feminism, europe, women

    • 8 Ratings
    • 745 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    What I learned living in a Socialized Democratic Country

    FEBRUARY 12, 2012 1:02PM

    By Oryoki Bowl


    Topics: social welfare, universal health care, socialism, democracy, open call

    • 22 Ratings
    • 1014 Views
    • 36 Comments
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    Orphan Diseases and Capitalism

    FEBRUARY 10, 2012 12:37PM

    By Rw005g


    Topics: occupy, socialism, chiari, populism, tyranny of the majority, individual rights, mass democracy, capitalism, orphan disease

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