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We're excited to bring you a new, exclusive series from groundbreaking economist and author Gar Alperovitz.

Howard Zinn: As the economic situation of the universities becomes more precarious and faculties shrink, it becomes easier to get rid of undesirables, whether political dissidents or just troublesome …

With the radical decline of organized labor, a new progressive politics must build new institutional foundations or remain in a defensive and declining posture.

Mathew Rothschild: And like John Lennon, Howard Zinn wasnu2019t afraid to call himself a dreamer.

Paul Krugman: Itu2019s extremely important that we take action to promote a real, full recovery.

Time picked Einstein as its Person of the Century because he changed forever the way the rest of us saw the heavens and ourselves. But Einstein also represented science's …

But to the young indignados and protestors elsewhere in the world, capitalism is failing to produce what was promised, but is delivering on what was not promised - inequality, …

For those who didn't qualify for legal deferments but were strongly opposed to the war, I was the counselor of last resort. The program I helped run was known …

Chris Hayes: We largely ignore the effect of extreme inequality that is, in the long run, the most destructive: the way it makes those at the top of the …

The ladder of opportunity for Americau2019s middle class depends on strong and accessible public educational institutions, libraries, state parks and municipal pools.