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Paul Krugman: "One way to describe the American economy in 2013 is to say that it was, in effect, trying to begin a strong recovery, but was held back …

Marge Baker: “To fix our democracy problem, we have to be able to enact common-sense regulations on political spending.”

William Rivers Pitt: "I am puking sick of reading every single day about how your baby, your toddler, your brother, your sister, your cousin, your niece, your nephew, blew …

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders proposes restoring money in the budget for military pensions by using war funding, and giving us a true cost of war at the same time.

I strongly encourage you all to reach out and help all our mothers, sisters and daughters to make sure they are all safe and free.

The Zapatistas have given our world so much, and in her report from the Lacandon jungle, Laura Gottesdiener gives us the pleasure of being inside their world.

NAFTA has displaced jobs and people, weakened unions and ravaged US cities and rural Mexico. But worker solidarity may be its most important product.

The Zapatistas are still running their own schools and hospitals, raising new generations, and carrying on a dialogue with the outside world that has enriched both sides.

Six states have introduced bills that would impede NSA operations within their boundaries.

The IMF's austerity plan hasn't worked. Greece's possible recovery is down to a construction program boosting the economy.