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Why Are Liberals Bashing Sanders in Favor of Clinton?
From Paul Krugman to Ta-Nehisi Coates, a panicked slew of anti-Sanders criticism is emerging leaving Clinton off the hook just in time for the primaries.
The Citadel Is Breached: Congress Taps the Fed for Infrastructure Funding
Some experts say Congress should go further and authorize funds to be issued for infrastructure directly.
The President Who Will Not Close Guantánamo
In Obama's final year as president, there are still around 100 prisoners in Guantanamo Bay.
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The Brilliance of Using Pillowcases to #GiveRefugeesRest
A human rights campaign to protest Islamophobic rhetoric sent message-scrawled pillowcases to 31 governors who expressed support for refugee bans.
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New York’s “Carwasheros” Push for Safer, Fairer Workplaces
Car washes are the “wild, wild West” of workplace regulation. The Car Wash Accountability Act will improve that - if it is ever implemented.
Fast-Food Workers Plan Wave of Strikes for 2016 Primaries
Starting with strike to coincide with Democratic debate, workers launched initiative to push candidates to support union rights, wages.
Gangbusters: How the Upsurge in Anti-Gang Tactics Will Hurt Communities of Color
Are gang raids and so-called “community” policing efforts really decreasing violence in US cities?
How “The Big Short” Shorts Audiences Hoping to Understand the 2008 Financial Crisis
“The Big Short” dramatizes the 2008 financial crisis and attempts to make viewers sympathize with its primary beneficiaries.
How to Stop the Fossil Fuel Industry From Wrecking Our World
Unless we ensure that the future is powered by alternative energy, we will find ourselves in the midst of a climate-change version of a zombie apocalypse.
Can the Davos Rich Do More Than Talk?
Our global top 1 percent now have more wealth than the rest of the world combined.