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Those Who Say “I Support the Troops” Should Just Stop, Out of Respect for the Troops
Michael Moore: I don't support the troops, America, and neither do you.
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25 Best Progressive Victories in 2012
Peter Dreier looks back at 2012 and 25 powerful progressive victories, including elections, ballot measures, court rulings, legislation and new waves of mobilization.
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Ontario Next Right-to-Work Target?
The $15 billion budget deficit in Ontario is the pretext that the right will use to push for right-to-work laws. The battle is just shaping up.
A Model T Education: Public Schooling on the Assembly Line
Mass-production is a problem for education u2013 indeed, it is now the problem.
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9 Stories That Will Change Your World in 2013
While the Earth didnu2019t end on December 21, 2012, the yearu2019s end was marked by a new awareness of the urgency of the climate crisis.
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Can You Fight Poverty With a Five-Star Hotel?
In case after case, the verdict was the same: The IFC likes to work with huge corporations, funding projects these companies could finance themselves.
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Why Climate Change Won’t Wait for the President
Maybe if we go fast enough even this all-too-patient president will get caught up in the draft. But weu2019re not waiting for him. We canu2019t.
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Groups Decry Obama’s Failure to Close Guantanamo
But, for the second year in a row, he failed to follow through on his threat and signed the NDAA.
NRA’s Vision: A Nation Packing Heat
Every American packing heat is a frightening vision of our future.
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Exercise and the Ever-Smarter Human Brain
If your New Year's resolution is to get in shape, the good news is that you might also be improving brain function.