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Do We Hate Our Children? The Insane System That Turns Young Adults into Indentured Servants

Posted on: Jul 1, 2013, Source: Salon

We crush them with debt to go to college -- and today, rates are actually set to double. Are we out of our minds?

Is Obama Selling Us Out on Medicare?

Posted on: Dec 10, 2012, Source: Salon

Hiking the eligibility age is such a terrible idea Obama can't possibly be considering it. Or can he?

Young vs Old: Will Republicans Turn Class Warfare into Generational Warfare in the 2012 Election?

Posted on: May 8, 2012, Source: Salon

The toxic but illogical politics of pitting young against old has been on display all over the media.

The Real Job Creators: Everyday Americans, Not the 1%

Posted on: May 4, 2012, Source: Salon

Consumers, not the wealthy, are the key to an economic rebound, and GOP austerity is shackling them.

The National Review: Always Was and Still Is Wildly Racist

Posted on: Apr 9, 2012, Source: Salon

John Derbyshire may be gone, but William F. Buckley's magazine championed divisive racial politics -- and still does.

The Root of the Conservative War on Contraception Comes From a Deep-seated Anxiety

Posted on: Apr 3, 2012, Source: Salon

The new GOP code word this year is "dependency," and they're afraid of it for a few different reasons.