Category Archives: Republicans

‘The American dream was that anyone could make it. That is no longer the dream’

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Since the time of President Reagan, the richest one percent of the country has seen exponential income growth. Everyone else, including the people who most need to have their incomes grow, have not done nearly so well. The main reason for that is tax policy[.]
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Military backs off threat to pull atheist from ceremony

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Fort Jackson officials said Friday that an atheist soldier was asked to lower their head during a prayer portion of a graduation ceremony rehearsal, but then decided it was ok for the soldier to stand at Attention . . . The soldier told the [Military Religious Freedom Foundation] that during the rehearsal, officials ordered the soldiers to bow their heads and clasp their hands during the chaplain’s benediction. As an atheist, the soldier refused to do so.
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War Veteran Wounded By Police At Occupy Oakland, Stun Grenade Thrown At Folks Helping Him

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Scott Olsen, a protester who’s done two tours of duty in Iraq and is now involved in Veterans For Peace, was critically wounded during an Oakland police raid by police projectiles. When people tried to help him, an officer lobbed a flash bang grenade right into their group. Olsen is currently hospitalized with serious injuries and is reported to be in critical condition.
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