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How Are ALEC Laws Undermining Our Democracy?

Marvin Meadors | Posted 04.04.2012

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Marvin Meadors

Anti-democratic legislation written by ALEC is pushed onto conservative members of state legislatures who propose them for passage verbatim, sort of reminding one of a junkie who can't quite kick the habit.

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WATCH: An Easy Way To Understand The Federal Role In Education

Posted 10.05.2011

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Figuring out how, exactly, the guys in Washington can have a direct hand in the classroom down the street can be complicated sometimes. In this vid...

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How Haiti, Scott Brown and the Underwear Bomber Can Move Us to Action Rather Than Gloom

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott Brown, City Year, Mass Transit, Afghanistan, Be the Change, Shahid, Charlie Rangel, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Ted Kennedy, Boston College, Underwear Bomber, Haiti Earthquake, Obamacare, Tufts University, Joe Six Pack, Alan Khazei, Massachusetts, Iraq, Tea Party, Si Se Puede, The Heritage Foundation, Martha Coakley, Metro, Albert Einstein, Los Angeles News
Joel Epstein

Brown's victory is not the end of civilization as we know it but it should inspire all Americans to take a careful look at what they've done in rejecting Hope for No.

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The New Surge: Overcoming Poverty in America

Douglas Forbes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Douglas Forbes

The population of New York, Florida and Washington D.C. combined represents the number of Americans who must currently choose between food or gas, between a doctor's visit or an electric bill... between life and death.

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The States of Health Care Reform

Harry Moroz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Harry Moroz

This is less a debate about health care reform and more a debate about federalism.

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The Heritage Foundation Spreads Lies on YouTube About the Employee Free Choice Act

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Employee Free Choice Act, Union Organizing, Labor Relations, Efca, Youtube, Labor Unions, Unions, The Heritage Foundation, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

The right to organize independent labor unions and to collectively bargain is what built the American middle class. The Heritage Foundation would like to take away that right.

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