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Gay Marriage and Social Justice With Gail and Betsy Leondar-Wright
Gail and Betsy Leondar-Wright, who have been together since 1991, were among the first same-sex couples to be legally married in the United States — on May 23, 2004, …
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Romney’s Bain Problem
While the Supreme Court's upholding of the health care law was last week's most important event in historical terms, it will not be the decisive event of the 2012 …
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Why Big Business Owns Congress
In a piece about populism and the Democratic Party in Politico, Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown (OH) explained how Big Business has, through its ability to tap into an extraordinary …
Hot Air and the Stench of Brimstone
These resources are comprised of the collective outrage of our over 28,000 clients within the armed forces, paired with the brain trust that comprises our organizational staff and the …
New Israeli Deputy PM Undercuts Strategy of Pressure on Obama
By staking out a policy line on Iran reflecting the views of the Israeli national security leadership, Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz has undercut the Benjamin Netanyahu governmentu2019s carefully …
Government by the Banks, for the Banks: The ESM Coup D’Etat in Europe
On Friday, June 29th, German Chancellor Angela Merkel capitulated to changes to a permanent Eurozone bailout fundu2014u201cbefore the ink was dry,u201d as critics complained. Besides easing the conditions …
How Iran Might See the Threats
Hard-headed realism and outside-the-box thinking might be needed to avert another catastrophe in the Middle East, this time an Israeli attack on Iran and the unpredictable consequences. In that …
Fighting For the Soul of the Carpenter’s Union
All working people should pay attention to the egregious assault on union democracy happening in the Carpenters Union's Pacific North West Regional Council, which covers all the Carpenter's Locals …
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Court Allows Crisis Pregnancy Centers to Deceive Women
Crisis Pregnancy Centers often masquerade as abortion consultation facilities u2014 they lure in women who are pregnant and terrified, and then often try to convince them not to get …
How the LA Riots Ignited a Generation of Young Activists
Itu2019s been 20 years, but the summer of 1992 is indelibly etched in my brain. While Los Angelesu2019 fiery rebellion happened 2,000 miles away from my stomping grounds on …