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“Gone with the Wind” days in Virginia
April 8, 2010In the 2006 Senate election in Virginia, incumbent Republican George Allen was defeated by Democrat Jim Webb after undergoing what is called here his "macaca moment."
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A rising tide of anger
April 8, 2010Unemployment, hunger, 25 coalminers dead, yes, there is a rising tide of anger in the country.
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What is the role of government?
April 8, 2010Tea partiers say "No" to a government headed by Barack Obama. In reality, the role of government is part of the class struggle, and was at the heart of the health care refrom fight.
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Climate change legislation – one of the next big battles
April 7, 2010Among the next big things — climate change legislation looms large.
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Limited government: good in 1787, a fraud today
April 6, 2010By 1816, Thomas Jefferson was warning that our new government would have to "crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations."
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