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Colorblind White Supremacy and Obama’s Progressive Hustle
It's tough being a progressive these days—in an era of what could be called “The New American Confederacy,” which actively cultivates fertile ground for the black face of white …
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Group Claims New AMA Policy Sanctions Discrimination Based on Body Size
The medical community has been divided for years over whether obesity should be classified as a disease.
Keystone Academy: Where Legislators Learn the Etiquette of Serving Special Interests
In 2012, US state legislators went to
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Why Edward Snowden and Glenn Greenwald’s Fight Against Tyranny Follows in Gandhi’s Footsteps
Snowden didnu2019t ‘betray’ his country, but his courageous act follows Gandhi's model of inciting people to rebel against an unjust state.
ObamaCare’s Relentless Creation of Second-Class Citizens (Part III)
Lambert Strether continues his analysis of ObamaCare and how it will disenfranchise thousands of US citizens.
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A Culture of Abuse: Why Some Immigrant Rights Advocates Oppose the Senate’s Reform Package
Immigration reform faces a tough road ahead as Republicans seize the chance to bolster border security.
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Industrialized Food for Profit Threatens Our Health
Author David Gumpert discusses the government battle against small farmers who engage in direct commerce.
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A Caring Economy Requires Building Bridges—Not Burning Them
Traditional organizing makes opponents into u201cenemies,u201d but a new crop of activists is using love and empathy to create new alliances and possibilities.
The Unfinished March
Fifty years after the civil rights movement, poor black communities are still suffering from mass inequality.
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How Boehner Gets a Win-Win
Immigration reform has put Speaker John Boehner between a rock and a hard place.