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What’s the Real Lesson of Wisconsin for Progressives?
(Photo: Matt Baran / Flickr) Despite coming up short of retaking control of the Wisconsin Senate, Tuesday's recall elections sent a clear signal to conservative politicians who …
When Is a “Riot” a Revolt?
Several days of unprecedented revolt by the most impoverished minority populated neighborhoods of London has shaken the normally staid and reserved British aristocracy. Prime Minister David Cameron cut short …
Obama’s Legal Duty to Create Jobs Now
The debate about the debt ceiling should have been a conversation about how to create jobs. It is time for progressives to remind the government that it has a …
Look Again – July Jobs Declined by 198,000
On Friday, August 5, the employment numbers were released by the US Department of Labor for July jobs. The Current Establishment Survey (CES), referred to as the “payroll report,” …
Compensate Victims of US Chemical Warfare in Vietnam
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the chemical warfare program in Vietnam without sufficient remedial action by the US government. One of the most shameful legacies …
Warning: This Article Contains Graphic Journalism
Journalism will again become what it was more than a century ago - a form of art. -Chris Hedges
Despite Solar Options, NASA-Nuclear Alliance Continues Plutonium-Powered Missions
What is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) future now that Atlantis has landed and the shuttle program is over? If NASA persists in using nuclear power in …
Part Two: FEMA and Disaster: A Look at What Worked and What Didn’t From a FEMA Insider (1993 – 2000)
FEMA Director James Lee Witt visits applicants at the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Kinston, North Carolina. Witt along with state and local officials toured the flood ravaged area …
The Dangerous Myth of American Military Omnipotence
U.S. Army Pfc. Shawn Williams of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division based in Fort Wainwright, Alaska, gives the thumbs-up to members of his unit as …
The Market Has Spoken: Austerity Is Bad for Business
The New York Stock Exchange at closing on August 8, 2011. Wall Street stocks plummeted on Monday as skittish investors, already concerned about the economy, struggled to work out …