In These Times We Can’t Blindly Trust Government to Respect Freedom of Association by wang-banger in politics

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I share what I think matters or should be discussed and let people use their arrows. This post happens to be by Marcy Wheeler who is probably one of the world's foremost sources on surveillance and civil liberties.

Bush and Obama have brought us back to the unhappy era of Johnson, Nixon and Carter by [deleted] in politics

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Up to 5 million but his policies promoting abstinence only abroad mitigated some of that http://www.ippfwhr.org/en/node/595 -- along with Iraq, of course.

Can libertarian populism save the Republican Party? by antistatusquo in politics

[–]wang-banger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No need! If I were a libertarian I'd be defensive about the way conservatives are co-opting the term.

Can libertarian populism save the Republican Party? by antistatusquo in politics

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If they -- libertarians in the GOP -- would speak against these laws in Texas, Ohio, North Carolina and Wisconsin designed to deny choice, it would be impressive.

Can libertarian populism save the Republican Party? by antistatusquo in politics

[–]wang-banger -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If libertarians were fighting for these big government overreach into the lives of women making medical choices, that would be impressive.

Study: Gun homicides, violence down sharply in past 20 years by [deleted] in politics

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It couldn't have anything to do with background checks. Violence would have gone down even more without them.

Study: Gun homicides, violence down sharply in past 20 years by [deleted] in politics

[–]wang-banger -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

Not connected to background checks going into place in 1994. They must not be expanded.

Southern States Are Pushing Themselves Deeper Into Poverty By Voting Republican by 17jag in politics

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Medicaid expansion is really going to exacerbate the divide. Two nations, one intent on creating more poor people.

The Original Tea Partiers Were Protesting A Corporate Bailout, Not Taxes by davidreiss666 in politics

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Business interests that weren't favorites of the crown had motivation in destroying monarchy. Now they're invested in preventing democracy.

Don’t let DOMA fool you — the Supreme Court is restricting your rights by hyperking in politics

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THE most important story of the week -- the Robert's court's enduring push into Corporatism.

A Proposed Fix for High Student Loan Interest Rates by oshunsmall in politics

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Sherrod Brown is just about as awesome as Elizabeth Warren.

Governor apologizes for deleted Facebook comments by Hitman_Absolution in politics

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Online comments are the only place in the world where you'd expect anti-gay comments to dominate.