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"These People May be As Crazy as Their Statements Indicate": Why a Former GOP Staffer Quit the Party

Leslie Thatcher, TruthOut.org. December 8, 2011.

Retired Republican staffer Mike Lofgren gives an insider's perspective on the problems with Congress, how to defeat stubborn Republicans and turn our country around.

AlterNet's Joshua Holland Talks to Laura Flanders About Republican Hostage-Taking on GritTV

AlterNetApril 2, 2011.

"It's not that we don't want you to have these things," conservatives say, "It's just that they'll ruin the economy and bring about widespread catastrophe."

How Corporations Have Mastered the Art of Not Paying Their Fair Share of Taxes

Richard D. Wolff, Comment Is Free. February 21, 2011.

If they paid taxes proportionate to the benefits they get from government, US citizens would finally get the tax break they so desperately seek.

Seven Right-Wing Ballot Initiatives That Could Ruin Your Government for Decades to Come

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 1, 2010.

Anti-tax initiatives are dangerous -- it’s easy to get people who are hurting economically to vote for lower taxes, but hard to get them to think about long-term effects.

Legalizing Pot Makes Lots of Cents for Our Cash-Starved Government

Paul Armentano, AlterNet. April 14, 2009.

Even the most mainstream figures are now taking the idea of legalizing and taxing pot seriously -- budget-crunched governments should listen.

Government Shutdown Over GOP Budget Cuts? It\'s Not Just Schumer

Steve Benen, December 31, 1969.


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