Orwellian

Orwellian Attempt by Rove-backed Group to Have FEC Declare Coordinated Ads Uncoordinated

Fred Wertheimer | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Corruption, Law, Politics, Orwellian, Karl Rove, Campaign Finance Reform, Federal Election Commission, Democrats, American Crossroads, Campaign Finance, Republicans, Politics News
Fred Wertheimer

On October 28, 2011, American Crossroads, a federally registered political committee backed by Republican political operative Karl Rove, submitted an ...

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Less Is More: The Orwellian Derangement Of Libertarian Economics

Rob Warmowski | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Orwellian, Libertarian Economics, Mercatus Center, Libertarian, #Occupywallstreet, Cato Institute, Occupy Wall Street, Politics News
Rob Warmowski

Of all of the huff-puffing attempts by political groups to catch up to and co-opt Occupy Wall Street, none are so awkward and laughable as that of the...

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"Entitlement Reform" Is a Euphemism For Letting Old People Get Sick and Die

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 1984, Orwellian, John Boehner, George Orwell, Dick Durbin, Mind Control, Deficit Commission, Entitlement Reform, Democratic Party, Collateral Damage, Republican Party, Eric Cantor, Politics News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

George Orwell would be proud. The latest Washington catchphrase deserves a place of honor in the 1984 lexicon, right between "War Is Peace" and "Love...

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Guns of Christmas Future

Cliff Schecter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Florida School Board Meeting, Gun Show Loophole, Orwellian, Reality TV, David Neiwert, Newspeak, Nra, Guns, Politics News
Cliff Schecter

When you take America's vast wealth gap, combine it with the Orwellian "Newspeak" so pervasive in our media, and multiply that by the NRA's mission to increase access to guns, you have a toxic stew, ready to erupt.

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Thoughts on Bone Marrow Selling

Michael Rugnetta | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bone Marrow Registry, Orwellian, Iran, Bone Marrow Transplant, Organ Transplant, Bioethics, Technology News
Michael Rugnetta

Is selling bone marrow sensible or exploitative? A recent panel at the Cato Institute debated the issue.

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Obama: Beyond Savior or Trickster

Norman Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wall Street Deregulation, Bill Clinton, Orwellian, Vietnam War, Jimmy Carter, Congress, Afghanistan, Republicans, Lyndon Johnson, Democratic Party, Democrats, Nafta, Barack Obama, Vietnam, Politics News
Norman Solomon

When Obama takes a progressive step, it has been made possible by progressive activism. When Obama takes an anti-progressive step, it has been facilitated by progressives muting their criticism.

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