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Obama Asks Congress for Limited Extension of Bush Tax Cuts
President Barack Obama Monday urged Congress to extend for one year Bush-era tax cuts for anyone earning less than $250,000—a plan that reinforces already sharply-drawn battle lines between and …
Six Reasons We Can’t Change the Future Without Progressive Religion
Often, religion offers much that progressives need to build movements for change.
Sabotaging Montana’s Campaign Finance Legacy
The Supreme Court has trumped a century-old state law that made the state a model for campaign finance in America.
Appreciating Undocumented Americans
Obama repeatedly uses the phrase illegal immigrants. It evokes a conceptual frame in which undocumented Americans are understood first and foremost as criminals.
Destroying Communities, Abusing Workers: What’s Still the Matter With Walmart
The company that has shaped the modern economy turned 50 this week, but is a growing wave of protest enough to start forcing Wal-Mart to change?
Defying Egypt’s Military Rulers, Morsi Orders Parliament to Reconvene
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi Sunday ordered the countryu2019s dissolved parliament back in session in his first public challenge of the ruling military council that some consider an extension of …
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Job Crisis Denial
Before any problem can be fixed it must first be acknowledged. The jobs crisis stays in the shadows, out of mind, and consequently unaddressed. This is allowed to happen …
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Turning a Blind Eye to Catastrophic Truths
Cultures that endure carve out a protected space for those who question and challenge national myths.
Beyond Nuclear Denial
How a World-Ending Weapon Disappeared From Our Lives, But Not Our World
The Wall Street Scandal of All Scandals
Barclays' manipulation of Libor almost certainly involved major Wall Street banks, as well.