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Op-Ed
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Paul Krugman | The Unlucky Unemployed
The association between worker quality and unemployment should be much stronger in a good economy than in a bad economy.
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VA Also Not Telling the Truth About Veteran Disability Claims
Instead of reducing delays, the VA is changing what it counts in the medical claims backlog and making it harder for the most vulnerable veterans to file claims.
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How a Lack of Power and Guns Go Together
The NRA can't escape the influence of the more radical parts of the gun movement - the people who, for whatever reason, want to bring an AR-15 to Chipotle.
Does War Have a Future?
23 countries doubled their military spending between 2004 and 2013. None, of course, came anywhere near to matching the military spending of the United States.
Open Letter To the Organizers of Peace Event Sarajevo 2014
What do the governments of France and the United States hope to achieve by financing a peace event in Sarajevo?
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Scrimping on Women’s Pay
Low-paying jobs are growing faster than decent-paying jobs, and more women than men are getting measly wages.
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Class Segregation and the Housing Market
There are many forms of discrimination, but one that Americans seem to have a high tolerance for is that based on class.
Michigan Teacher Suspended for Showing Video on Segregation and the Use of Black Face
There is a troubling case in Michigan where Alan Barron, a public school teacher at Monroe Middle School, has been suspended for teaching an eighth grade class on racial …
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An End to the Prison State
Local governments want drones, tanks and SWAT teams for the same reason they want prisons and the death penalty: to keep us under control.
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Soldiers No More in the War Against Women: A Call to Men to Help End the Nightmare of Misogyny
While many men argue “It's not all men,” all men must choose what side of the prevailing war against women they are on.