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Until we get serious about taking on oligopolies, consumers have little power.

Lipsky says the findings in the Inspector General report are just the tip of the iceberg.

Progressives should make clear the political and moral imperative of committing the resources of democratic government to achieving a just and equitable economy.

Peter Van Buren takes us through the labyrinth of NSA defenses, point by point, showing just what our favorite Constitution-shredders have to say and why it doesn't hold water.

Paul Krugman: Republicans don't want to help the unfortunate. They'll propose diversionary tactics designed to stall real health reform.

Henry Giroux: Cultivating the radical imagination, civic education and critical modes of literacy are central to producing an informed citizenry, but even more so to constituting any viable notion …

Dean Baker: Suppose Bill Gates established an insurance company that gave people the option of getting some of their health care in other countries.

Maya Schenwar: Stories are acts, and acts have impacts, and when we report on something, we are putting the existence of that something out into the universe.

Robert Naiman: Republicans are calling Harry Reid a dictator for not allowing a Senate vote on an Iran sanctions bill that will blow up ongoing negotiations.

Despite the unconstitutional horrors and atrocities that have taken place at Gitmo since it first began taking in prisoners 12 year ago, the prison doors are still open, and …