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The spark that ignited tea party wrath in 2008 was not such right-wing bugaboos as "Obamacare," the federal deficit, or states' rights, which were added on later by Koch-created front groups. Rather, the uprising sprang directly from the public's raw outrage over Washington's flagrant coddling of Wall Street banksters.
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Swim Against the Current
The New York Times bestselling author and America's funniest activist gives the lowdown on...
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There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos
"I make a lot of money these days speaking to corporations, so I'd really prefer not to admit how...
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Thieves in High Places
America is at an historic divide between rulers and rulees and the rulees are restless. Hightower...
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"The People Are Revolting! (in the very best sense of the word)"
With his aw-shucks charisma and no-nonsense attitude, he dishes out what's wrong with the eroding...
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Let's Stop Beating Around the Bush
It's time to make politics fun again! With uncommon insight, political fearlessness and laugh-out...
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