Elections
A chilling contrast in Michigan’s 9th CD
September 29, 2010With the first debate over between incumbent Democrat Gary Peters and his Republican and tea party backed challenger Andrew (Rocky) Raczkowski, voters have real reason for concern.
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Ginning up racism: its winners and losers
September 29, 2010Why do so many white people embrace this poison that is so harmful to their well being, why are so many so strident, why are so many so ready to accept the most far-fetched racist pronouncements?
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Ballot prop to legalize pot gets everyone’s attention
September 29, 2010If you want voters to pay attention to propositions, try putting one on the ballot to legalize pot.
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Dems keep House and Senate!
September 28, 2010New polls show a much closer race in November.
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Trumka, panel debate working-class anger and elections
September 28, 2010"There is a class war going on in this country," AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka said during a September 24 panel discussion at the Cooper Union, "and my class is losing. We've got to turn that around."
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