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The Dark Money Machine That Beat Eric Cantor
The media is making it seem like David Brat was some sort of underdog, but in reality, he's strapped to the hilt with billionaire support and billionaire money.
Larry Summers Should Keep His Mouth Shut
Larry Summers is well on his way to rehabilitating his public image as a brilliant intellectual.
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Who Can We Shoot?
We must see class as a group of human beings who share common interests because they experience common conditions at work.
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Zombie Resurrection
It's not the Boomers who are stealing from the Millennials, and ruining their future.
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Medicalization of the Death and Other Penalties
The medicalization of corrections and acceptance of physicians as gatekeepers to social services, pain treatment and other desired goods is deeply problematic.
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An Ambitious Plan for Climate Change
Paul Krugman: “I just hope the president sticks to his guns - and the good news is that I'm starting to believe that he will.”
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Don’t Walk Away From War: It’s Not the American Way
Here are five straightforward lessons that could be drawn from that last half century of every kind of American warfare.
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The James Risen Case Cuts to the Heart of “Freedom of the Press“
If the Senate doesn't screw things up, we might finally get the kind of media shield law that our democracy requires.
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How to Be a Staffer in a Democratic Union
We asked four experienced staffers how they see their jobs and how they translate the idea that the members run the union into their day-to-day tasks.
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Skyrocketing Salaries for Health Insurance CEOs
If they're making millions, should the rest of us have to pay higher premiums?