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There Is No American Left
Babones argues American politics has swung violently to the right.
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Republicans “No Longer a Normal Governing Party,” “Unfit for Government“
Outrage is growing over Republican sabotage of u2026 well, everything.
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Hawaii Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz Tapped to Succeed Sen. Daniel Inouye
Gov. Neil Abercrombie has appointed Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz to replace Daniel K. Inouye in the U.S. Senate, opting against Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, whom the late senator had wanted …
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From MLK to Occupy, the FBI Resides on the Wrong Side of History
To the FBI, Occupy was a breeding ground for violence and domestic terrorism.
Twenty-First Century Populism
The various present impediments to progressive reform are likely to foster a radicalized politics, a twenty-first century populism that promises individual fulfillment in the context of community.
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Labor Becomes Part of the National Conversation: The Best and Worst of 2012
From the grassroots uprisings last winter to the low-wage workersu2019 strikes at yearu2019s end, 2012 saw many people coming together for the first time and finding their voices.
Save Social Security – Now and Always
With reports the President is poised to force a deal that would cut Social Security benefits through the chained CPI, it may be the time for the Left to …
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America’s Pathologic Infatuation With Guns
In the weeks since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting gun sales have soared, begging the question, what is this country's obsession with firearms?
The Bottom Line: Housing
We are economists who think that the economy should serve people, the planet and the future. Four million families have lost their homes to foreclosure in the Great Recession. …
Postal Hunger Strike Over, Victory Declared
Five Postal workers completing a hunger strike in protest of a reduced work week broke their strike and declared a