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Op-Ed
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Bill Clinton’s Legacy of Denial
Does Bill Clinton still not grasp that the current economic crisis is in large measure his legacy? Obviously that’s the case, or he wouldn’t have had the temerity to …
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Perry Is Peddling Texas Snake Oil
Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, and get your ticket to see “Rick the Wonder Worker!” Texas Gov. Rick Perry is less than revered back home, where …
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Blood on the Chopping Block
Dr. Rachel Z. Chatters, a pediatrician, right, sees clients, Ana Smith and her son Aidan, two, who rely on Medicaid, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, March 24, 2011. Medicaid, which …
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Organizing on Wobbly Ground: Learning From “Solidarity Unionism at Starbucks“
Starbucks Union protesters demonstrating in Leamington, England, February 2007. (Photo: thealmightyprophetgitboy) The decline of unions does not mean the end of the labor movement. Indeed, the last …
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Source of Missing Jobs in America Found: Forced Laborers
With unemployment at a near historic high in the United States, could you imagine any American company bringing in foreign workers to work for them below the minimum wage …
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“Standstill Nation” as the New Abnormal? The Truth Behind Gridlock
On Sunday, the New York Times closed out its “Week in Review” section after a run of 76 years. With Republicans and most Democrats back singing the praises of …
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“The Fight-Back Has Begun” to Reclaim the American Dream
An email the Campaign for America's Future sent to its supporters a few weeks ago with the subject line “How Would You Take Back The American Dream?” kicked off …
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The Mouth That Roared Begins a New “Countdown“
Keith Olbermann returned to cable television on Monday mad as hell and pointedly madder than other self-described liberal anchors on his former channel, MSNBC.
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Canada May Have the Cure For US’s Medicare Ailment
Crystal Bentley is examined by Dr. Tom Novak at a clinic in Oshawa, Canada. (Photo: Donald Weber for The New York Times) I keep hearing people say …
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This Hero Didn’t Stand a Chance
Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher is surrounded by supporters carrying sings bearing the number 70, DeChristopher's bidder's number during a 2008 lease auction, outside the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse …