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How to Stop the Looming Depression Without Lining Fat-Cat CEOs' Pockets By Mike Davis, Tomdispatch.com We are now at a crash site, and our priority should be to save the victims. Here's how we do that. Read more »   It Is Going to Be a Wal-Mart Christmas By Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group Wal-Mart is the only store where hard-squeezed consumers can afford anything, and so it keeps posting big profits amid the retail bloodbath. Read more »   End of the Road: Is the Auto Industry Dead? By Mark Brenner, Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes With U.S. car makers billions of dollars in the red, jobs vanishing and factories closing, the industry's problems may be insurmountable. Read more »   Thin Is the New Miserable By Stephanie Losee, AlterNet A new book from Valerie Frankel shows how dieting affects people's mindsets about more than just body weight. Read more »   Keep it Simple: Stop the Foreclosure Crisis with the Right to Rent By Dean Baker, TruthOut.org There are a lot of complicated plans being discussed, but sometimes the simplest solution to a problem is best. Read more »   Make That Former Senator Ted Stevens By John Nichols, TheNation.com Democrat Mark Begich unseats Stevens in Alaska, bringing Dems one step closer to a filibuster-proof Senate. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Dick Cheney, Alberto Gonzales Indicted By Grand Jury By Faiz Shakir, Think Progress A South Texas grand jury has returned multi-count indictments against Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Read more »   Senate Democrats Allow Lieberman to Go Unpunished By Staff, Think Progress Harry Reid: "I don't apologize to anyone for what we did today." Read more »   Anti-Choice Advocates Oppose Measures That Actually Decrease the Abortion Rate? By Jill Filipovic, Feministe When you think about it, it really isn't that surprising. Logic has never been their strong suit. Read more »   Has Newsweek Gone Mad? New Article Gives Voice to Antichrist Whack Jobs By Steve Benen, Washington Monthly Sickening: Newsweek publishes a 600-word piece on those who wonder about Obama being the Antichrist. Read more »

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