In recent weeks, America's right wing has unfolded its strategy of regaining political power by telling a series of whopping Big Lies about Barack...
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Will democracy or propaganda decide who governs Israel? The answer to this question has global significance. Whether centrists or right-wingers take...
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Hard-line Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu and ruling Kadima Party Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni have both claimed victory in Israel's...
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A robust free press is critical for a free democracy. "Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press and that cannot be limited without being...
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11:45 AM (EST): Obama is on the platform, shaking hands, people taking their seats. Ready to go. 11:50 AM (EST): Diane Feinstein talks about the MLK...
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As the nation prepares for this historic presidential inauguration of Barack Obama, the excitement is palpable and contagious. Obama was elected on a...
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The following passages are from the classic essay, Common Sense by Thomas Paine, first published in Philadelphia on January 10, 1776 [with...
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THOMAS PAINE (1737-1809), English writer and social activist, is best known for his popular essay, Common Sense, the pivotal historic call for...
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Early Life Born 29 January 1737 in Thetford, England, Thomas Paine was the son of a Quaker stay maker unhappily wed to an Anglican attorney's...
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American Times Out of work and out of love, Paine looked westward to America. To succeed in the new world, he needed a sponsor. Paine had met...
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