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If You Own An Xbox -- Or An Air Conditioner -- Can You Still Be Considered Poor?

Rae Gomes, AlterNet. July 21, 2011.

A conservative think-tank seeks to redefine poverty, and of course, gets it all wrong.

Right-Wing Think Tank's Marijuana Policy Paper Takes Absurdity to New Heights

Steve Fox, AlterNet. September 20, 2010.

The Heritage Foundation's Charles Stimson has released a completely bonkers prohibitionist screed on marijuana. Will the think tank retract it?

Conservative Think Tank Admits America Is a Center-Left Nation

David Sirota, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. November 17, 2008.

The Hoover Institution is one of the major conservative think tanks in this country, so this is pretty incredible for its honesty.

In State of the Union, Bush Pursues Ideological Agenda at Expense of Middle Class

Elana Levin, AlterNet: PEEK. January 24, 2007.

There was little to nothing for middle class Americans and those struggling to become middle class in last night's State of the Union address. Here's some facts on why.

Bush's Legacy Enshrined for $500 Million?

Bill Berkowitz, Media Transparency. January 13, 2007.

With an expected half-billion dollar from a handful of megadonors, George W. Bush's 'truest believers' plan the mother of all presidential libraries and conservative think tanks.