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Why Bernie Sanders Is Not George McGovern
Comparing the US in 2016 to the US in 1972 doesn't make a lot of sense.
Cancer Patients Arrested at World Cancer Day Protest
The trade association has pushed for extreme monopolies in the TPP, while protestors chanted outside, until they were arrested.
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Charles Krauthammer: The United States’ Conservative Voice
For so many thinkers who never evolved away from capitalist economic theory, conservatism means the “reform” of big government.
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Will New York Ban Smartphones With Security Protections?
Privacy advocates say unencrypted smartphones leave personal data vulnerable to both police and criminal hackers.
How Sanders’s Grassroots Fundraising Is Defying the 2016 “Billionaire Primary”
Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign is raking in millions of individual small-dollar contributions.
This Bill Would Force Large Corporations to Pay a Fine if They Don’t Pay Workers a Living Wage
If implemented, the act would incrementally raise the minimum wage that large employers are required to pay employees to avoid fees.
Sanders and Trump Steamroll the Establishment in New Hampshire
20%+ victory for Sanders, and twice the vote totals of any other Republican for Trump will send shockwaves.
Broken Promises: Smaller Middle Class Has Less Room for Families
The decline of the middle class suggests fewer people feel they belong to the nation's economic and cultural bedrock.
Corporate Power Doesn’t Always Win: Remembering the Free Trade Area of the Americas
A decade ago, a transnational coalition beat back the largest corporate trade deal in history, the FTAA.
The Kochs Are Ghostwriting the United States’ Story
Progressives need to fight back with their own “metanarrative” against the tall tales of the right wing.