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Palin Trumps Obama - On a Trojan Horse Filled With Bankers

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

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Richard (RJ) Eskow

The Tea Party plan is simple: Use anti-bank rage to help the Republicans win, so they can give banks even more power. Can the banksters really outsmart the Democrats and pull off a trick like that?

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Ride the Populist Wave: Restore Glass-Steagall!

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Populism is not so much a political stance (as "conservatism" is, for instance) as it is a political tactic. Meaning it can be used equally well by either side of our current American political divide.

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Reagan Didn't Do It

Robert Scheer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Scheer

Ronald Reagan's signing off on legislation easing mortgage requirements back in 1982 pales in comparison to the damage wrought 15 years later.

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