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March of the Unemployed Kicks Off Two Projects in Oakland
The aim is not another New Deal, but something beyond it: class abolition.
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Minnesota Amish vs. Fracking
Does the industry's ongoing land grab clash with the fundamental tenets of the Amish population?
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The GOP’s Redonkulous Alternative to the Affordable Care Act
The U.S. Supreme Courtu2019s affirmation of the Affordable Care Act predictably brought renewed calls from Republicans to restrict medical malpractice litigation. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), for instance, …
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Obama’s Scramble for Africa Secret Wars, Secret Bases, and the Pentagon’s “New Spice Route” in Africa
Few in the U.S. know about this superhighway, or about the dozens of training missions and joint military exercises being carried out in nations that most Americans couldnu2019t locate …
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Congress Considers Prosecutions of Reporters Over Leaked Information
In response to New York Times stories that relied on leaks of sensitive national-security information, a House of Representatives panel on Wednesday discussed legislation that could allow journalists to …
A Prophet Crying in the Wilderness: Montana’s Governor Vows to Continue His Fight Against Citizens United
The governor called for a federal constitutional amendment that would allow states to ban corporate money from political campaigns.
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Workers Protest Con Ed Lockout: “They Couldn’t Raise Rates on Customers … So They Went After Us“
As negotiations between union reps and management to settle the Con Ed lockout continue far from the public's view, the workers are making their presence known in the street.
Secret Donors vs. First Amendment: The Tricky Task of Reforming Election Abuse by Nonprofits (Part Two)
The trend is now to start a super PAC and a C4 organization at the same time, then have the skittish donors, especially corporations that don't want the public …
America Beyond Capitalism: An “Evolutionary Reconstruction” of the System Is Necessary and Possible
With the radical decline of organized labor, a new progressive politics must build new institutional foundations or remain in a defensive and declining posture.
Are Stereotypes About Southern Europeans Fueling Austerity Rhetoric?
You donu2019t have to be an ultra-conservative to fear seeing America turn into one of those Mediterranean lands. No doubt itu2019s a prospect that disturbs plenty of Americans across …