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Democrats Duped by the Caucus Room Conspiracy
The Caucus Room conspiracy may have worked this time, but let's make sure it doesn't happen again.
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Globalizing the Struggle, From Ferguson to Colombia: State Violence and Racialized Oppression Know No Borders
How can we be more creative in our solidarity so as to respect the limitations of our time and effort while being careful to never lose sight of the …
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The Fatal Flaw With Democracy
The most depressing thing about this year's election is probably the fact that we have outsourced our political process to factions.
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There’s No Republican Mandate for More War
Some political pundits are spinning the Republicans' Senate takeover as a decree from the US electorate that Americans want President Obama's policies to be “more Republican.”
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Midterm Elections: American Politics Still Thrives on Fear of the Common Enemy
Campaigns are less and less focused on new ideas and policies; instead, they hinge on political and national enemies.
Corporate Mind Control, Killer Furniture, Bee Deaths and Whitewashing Vietnam
The Redacted team shows you ways to die that should scare you more than Ebola, cracks the corporate manipulation code, Boston-cremes its pants for Dunkin' Donuts and gets creative …
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Updating Sartre’s Anti-Semite and Jew for the Twenty-First Century USA
We as a society openly sustain forms of bigotry, most notably against Muslims today, pursuant to an inequitable social order.
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President Who Had Yemeni Journalist Jailed Criticizes Impunity for Mistreatment of Journalists
Shaye was kept in prison for an additional two and a half years after Obama's intervention.
How Much of a Difference Did New Voting Restrictions Make in Yesterday’s Close Races?
There's now no doubt new laws making it harder to vote in 21 states would help determine control of the Senate this year.
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Public Pension Reform Is Without Legal and Moral Justification
Public employees are promised certain retirement compensation. It is earned; it is not a gratuity.