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How the Right Is Creating Voter Vigilantes
Ouren and Americans for Prosperity gathered these recruits in Boca Raton in July to instruct them on how they could become u201cempoweredu201d vessels for True the Voteu2019s poll watcher …
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Romney Pledges a Fed That Will Screw Workers
Last week, Mitt Romney committed himself to picking a Federal Reserve Board chairman that will try to keep workers' wages down.
The Gas Menagerie
Josh Foxu2019s documentary u201cGaslandu201d triggered a groundswell of opposition to fracking, the technology driving Americau2019s gas-drilling boom. Now, as the industry hits back, Fox and other Columbians are digging …
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An American Journey Across Expendable Communities and People
In a journey across expendable communities and people u2013 the collateral damage created by an elite oligarchical and political class u2013 Chris Hedges, along with illustrator Joe Sacco, trenchantly …
Hard Travelin’ With Henry Rollins: An Exclusive Interview
Henry Rollins says he likes to think of himself as his “own little punk rock journalist.” Henry Rollins says he likes to think of himself as his "own little …
On the Road to Ryan and Ruin
The Great Depression was a real moment of truth for the capitalist West because it suggested to the open-minded that the free market ideology was seriously flawed.
The Conservative Psyche: How Ordinary People Come to Embrace Paul Ryan’s Cruelty
Scientific research into the way we think explains the reasons decent people wind up supporting horrific policies.
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Murderous Art: Entertainment as a Precursor to Violence
The rash of mass shootings in America speaks not just to the absence of rational gun laws, but also to a culture that glorifies violence, in the reality of …
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Six Ways to Alleviate the Food vs. Fuel Issue
With the US drought, food vs fuel has returned as an issue. What alternatives are scientists, entrepreneurs developing to take us beyond the old debate?
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The Battle Over NDAA’s Police-State Provisions Continues in Court
Accompanying the lawsuit is an aggressive campaign to spread awareness about the consequences of the NDAA.