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Why Washington Can’t Stop: The Coming Era of Tiny Wars and Micro-Conflicts
What our leaders don't get is the most basic, practical fact of our moment: war simply doesn't work, not big, not micro - not for Washington.
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Paul Krugman | America’s New Employment Reality
If certain skills are in short supply, show us the workers with these skills who are being offered premium wages; show us the employers laying out real dollars to …
The Muslims Are Coming – Road Trip Comic Enlightenment
On the right they have crazy mis-informed bigotry and on the left we have humor u2013 and thankfully now we have The Muslims Are Coming.
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Tar Sands Protesters Commandeer Public Meeting, Energy Officials Run for the Door
First Nations and environmental activists interrupt Enbridge's pipeline plans.
The Activist Behind Switzerland’s Referendum for Guaranteed Income
Enno Schmidt of Switzerland's Basic Income Initiative collected 100,000 signatures to provide every adult citizen with $2,800 per month.
Captain Phillips Doesn’t Explain Why Somali Pirates Exist
Though the extent to which Phillips falls short of the movieu2019s exaltation is somewhat surprising, the filmu2019s depiction of Somalis is not.
“Still Dreaming”: Immigrant Rights Champion Rep. Luis Gutierrez on Life of Activism and Politics
Earlier this month, Rep. Luis Gutierrez and seven other members of Congress were arrested protesting Washington's failure on immigration.
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Don’t Even Talk About Cuts
Here is a guiding message Democrats should use from here on out: Jobs help the economy. Cuts hurt the economy. Donu2019t even talk about any more cuts.
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Right-Wing Ideology Run Wild
All such shortsighted ideologies, be they of the Right or the Left, have proven unrealistic and so have failed. Unfortunately, they have wreaked havoc in the meantime.
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ALEC and TIAA-CREF Join the Assault on Public Pensions
ALEC has jumped into the conservative effort to dismantle public pension systems in a big way, making it one of its top 2014 legislative priorities.