At least US News gets the problem with the economy.

Despite official reports extolling a robust economy, average Americans face a starkly different reality. Mounting costs for energy, food, and tuition contrast with stagnant wages and shrinking net worth. As wealth increasingly concentrates among the top tier, growing economic disparity leaves the majority behind, fueling a pervasive sense of anxiety.

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Whatever

This piece reflects sharp frustration with political distraction tactics. Reacting to President George W. Bush’s call for a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage timed during the 25th anniversary of AIDS identification, the author invokes Natalie Maines’ infamous critique, expressing profound embarrassment as a Texan over leadership that divides rather than unites.

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Daily Kos: Science Friday: Tis The Season

Daily Kos: Science Friday: Tis The Season: “Science Friday: Tis The Season by DarkSyde Fri Jun 02, 2006 at 03:41:48 AM PDT In the aftermath of the devastating 2005 hurricane

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Jim Hightower | HEALTH CARE MORALITY

Jim Hightower HEALTH CARE MORALITY: “How is it that the richest country with the most democratic ideals of any country in the history of the world has 45 million people

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The Blog | Bob Burnett: Enemy of the People – Al Gore or George Bush? | The Huffington Post

The Blog | Bob Burnett: Enemy of the People – Al Gore or George Bush? | The Huffington Post: “There’s been a reversal of fortune. Americans are waking up to

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Is U.S. Ready for Hurricane Season?

You know as a resident of the Texas Gulf Coast, living less than 5o miles from the Gulf of Mexico I read articles like this and I am worried, very

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Jim Hightower | REMEMBER AFGHANISTAN

Jim Hightower | REMEMBER AFGHANISTAN: “Gosh, George W has kept us all so busy trying to deal with his disastrous Iraq war and with his build-up for a whole new

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Molly Ivins

Creators.com – Creators Syndicate: “It would be easier to contemplate a two-year holding period if Bush hadn’t already wasted so much time. Of particular note in this department is ‘the

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