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What Immigration Reform Could Mean for American Workers, and Why the AFL-CIO Is Embracing It
Robert Reich: Immigration reform is part of labor's long-term strategy.
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Kitchen Sink Socialism
We don't need gay marriage to ‘ruin’ one man, one woman, one mortgage relationships; austerity is doing that just fine, says Andrew Fogle.
How Can a Veteran of War in Afghanistan Help Us Understand Good Conscience?
Nao Rozi is an Afghan National Army veteran, and now a member of the Afghan Peace Volunteers. He speaks about his experience on the front line in Afghanistan, and …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Senate Voted to Begin Debate on Gun Control, and More
In today's On the News segment: After years of GOP obstruction on gun control, just the fact that a debate has been allowed is historic, but the vote is …
Revolution Is a Warm Gun: Rethinking the Left’s Positions on Violence and Gun Control
Arun Gupta: ‘Society awash in guns is more of a detriment to the left project of emancipation than a means to secure it.’
Ten Years After the Iraq Invasion, Protest Drones in April
The Obama administration employs lethal drones for illegal targeted attacks around the world – notably in Afghanistan, Somalia, Pakistan, and Yemen, where hundreds of civilians have been killed. The …
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To Jimmy (and Jose), with Love: I Walk Freely Among Racism
When Jose Vilson posts a blog, I read carefully, and I don't multitask. Why? I am a privileged, white male who has lived his entire 52 years in the …
Delegation of Lakota Elders Waiting to be Received by the UN Secretary General
A delegation of Lakota elders has travelled to the United Nations in New York City to deliver an official complaint of ongoing genocide against the United States government. The …
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Democrats Hide When Asked About Ending High-Income Loophole to Assure Social Security’s Future
Even though the Democratic Party has presented itself as the defender of Social Security, there appears a profound unwillingness among most Democratic senators to identify their position on the …
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The Consensus Behind Militarism
Anyone in the mainstream who goes out on a limb to loudly question this oversized creature in the middle of the room known as militarism or interventionism is likely …