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Henry Wallace, America’s Forgotten Visionary
One of the great ‘what if’ questions of the 20th century is how America would have been different if Henry Wallace rather than Harry Truman had been VP to …
Stateless in the Age of Islamophobia
The strange saga of Tareq Abufayyad's foiled attempt to join his family of US citizens in California reveals how real people's lives can be ruined by aggressive pre-emptive prosecution, …
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The Path to the Next American Economy: The Cult of Scale
An obsession with the largest economic players distracts us from the smaller companies that should drive our future economy.
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How Whole Foods and the Biggest Organic Foods Distributor Are Screwing Workers
United Natural Foods Incorporated, the largest wholesale distributor of organic and ‘natural’ foods in the US, is currently under investigation for 45 violations of federal labor law.
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Barack Obama, Drone Ranger
The story of bin Ladenu2019s death is just one aspect of the international manhunt the United States has pursued, a worldwide dragnet of detention and death that has raised …
Armed and Dangerous: The Gun Debate
Do the assertions of gun supporters hold up to scrutiny?
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This Is What a Humane Economy Looks Like
The severe crisis crippling Spain is also sparking some creative responses, such the Okonomia project.
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For Black Boys, the NFL – and Traumatic Brain Injury – Can Be Lottery Tickets
Over the past few years, the dangers of the sport have come under more scrutiny, as more than 3,800 former players have sued the NFL over the issue of …
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The Jobs Report, and Why the Recovery Has Stalled
We are in the most anemic recovery in modern history, yet our political leaders in Washington aren't doing squat about it.
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Why Nicholas Kristof Gets My Goat
Laura Flanders: Why does the New York Times star sexual violence crusader irritate me so much?