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Ralph Nader: Occupy the Minimum Wage and Impact the Election
Protesters stage a demonstration outside the campaign offices of Rep. Michele Bachmann, in Urbandale, Iowa, December 31, 2011. (Photo: Eric Thayer / The New York Times) The …
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As Santorum and Romney Battle for the Loony Right, the Rest of Us Should Not Gloat
My father was a Republican for the first 78 years of his life. For the last twenty, he’s been a Democrat (he just celebrated his 98th.) What happened? “They …
“Act of Valor”? Beware Exalting Our Starship Troopers
Image from “Act of Valor.” (Photo: IATM LLC – © 2011 Relativity Media, LLC) One of my favorite books as a teenager was Robert Heinlein's “Starship Troopers” …
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Santorum in the Extreme
Washington - For all his supposed authenticity, Rick Santorum is not what he seems. Beneath that sweater vest beats the heart of a calculating and increasingly desperate politician who …
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Why Inequality Matters: Three Ways the Mortgage Crisis Has Undermined Our Legal System
For several years, I have been writing that extreme economic inequality is among the most destructive forces in a society. As inequality grows, it undermines the effective functioning of …
Army Spc. Daniel Birmingham, War Resister, Wins Honorable Discharge
U.S. Army Specialist Daniel Birmingham, a March Forward! member stationed at Ft. Lewis, Wash. who did an infantry deployment in Iraq, won a major victory for service members’ rights …
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The Census Perpetuates “Leave It to Beaver” Gender Roles
Anyone who knows me will be shocked to hear that I may agree with Rick Santorum on something. But while he was in the midst of ranting against radical …
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In Iraq, Occupation by Another Name
Two recent reports appearing on the same day last week in The New York Times and The Washington Post illustrate U.S. intentions in Iraq. What they reveal is that …
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Stepping Away: An Experiment in Research Methods
The world outside my writing room window is diamond bright. Gleaming black ravens hop and posture around the corn chips and unshelled peanuts I’ve scattered for their breakfast. Conan, …
Forgetting the Past, One Military Movie at a Time
Movie poster for “Act of Valor”. (Image: Relativity Media) Since 1986's “Top Gun” rekindled the Pentagon-Hollywood relationship from its post-Vietnam doldrums, the collusion between the military and …