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Rep. McDermott to introduce a bill allowing single-payer in states 0

Rep. McDermott to introduce a bill allowing single-payer in states

Think Progress is reporting: Democrat To Offer A ‘Lifeline’ For Single-Payer Health Care. “Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) will soon introduce legislation that would allow states to use federal funds they’re receiving through Medicare, Medicaid,...

Wall Street Journal: The myth of Obama's spending binge 1

Wall Street Journal: The myth of Obama's spending binge

WSJ’s Market Watch reports: Obama spending binge never happened Commentary: Government outlays rising at slowest pace since 1950s  WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Of all the falsehoods told about President Barack Obama, the biggest whopper is...

Why I Don't Trust "Isms": Chris Hedges Versus The Black Bloc 3

Why I Don't Trust "Isms": Chris Hedges Versus The Black Bloc

Originally published by CounterPunch – Editor Jeffery St Clair http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/05/07/hedges-vs-the-black-bloc-round-two/ by MARK TAYLOR-CANFIELD A recent article by Chris Hedges is once again causing heated arguments among activists in the Occupy Wall Street movement.  “Black...