From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.

Sat Apr 21, 2012 4:45 PM EDT

A controversial statement, attributed to Karl Marx in his work "Critique of the Gotha Program" but actually originating with Louis Blanc in his 1839 essay, "The Organization of Work". Regardless of the origin, it is a statement that drives conservatives up the wall. My quest …

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Obama Justice Department indicts ex-CIA agent for exposing torture

Seeded on Sat Apr 7, 2012 12:29 PM EDT (World Socialist Web Site)

Thursday’s indictment of John Kiriakou for exposing CIA torture of detainees confirms yet again that the Obama administration is continuing and deepening the crimes carried out by the Bush White House. Kiriakou, a CIA agent for 14 years, is being prosecuted for speaking t …

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20 million could lose employer coverage under Obama health care overhaul

Seeded on Sat Mar 17, 2012 1:06 PM EDT (World Socialist Web Site)

As many as 20 million Americans could lose their employer-sponsored coverage in 2019 under the health care legislation signed into law by President Obama in March 2010. This is the worst-case scenario set out by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) in a report released Thursda …

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US Congress passes authoritarian anti-protest law

Seeded on Sat Mar 3, 2012 1:25 PM EST (World Socialist Web Site)

A bill passed Monday in the US Congress and Thursday in the Senate would make it a felony—a serious criminal offense punishable by lengthy terms of incarceration—to participate in many forms of protest associated with the Occupy Wall Street protests of last year.

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Politicizing the Mundane

Sat Feb 25, 2012 1:23 PM EST

Everything seems to be open to politicalization these days; whether it's mediocre athletes that transcend their limitations old actors making ads about cars

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A More Interesting Political Season

Sat Feb 4, 2012 2:21 PM EST

I admit, I was bummed. I felt the 2012 political season was going to be one big yawnfest. Afterall, no one was going to challenge President Obama for the Democratic nomination even though there is a vast expanse of room to the left of the President for a serious challenger.

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