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Politics
Gossip and Tectonics, Nude Boys and Naked Truths
Gossip and scandal are part of politics; the German media is currently overflowing with these commodities.
Trial Courts Update: Vacancies Higher After Filibuster Reform
Three months after Senate Democrats reformed the filibuster rules for executive and judicial nominees, Senate obstruction continues in new forms.
A Call to Develop a Worker Cooperative Sector in New York City: How the City Can Create Jobs and Address Inequality at Its Roots
Pioneers in creation of co-op business start-ups met in New York City and exchanged success stories and dreams for their democratic work movement.
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Keep Your Promise: A Left-Right Coalition To Help Veterans and Cut the Debt
How we are going to pay for increased veterans' benefits, given broad Republican resistance to raising revenue or increasing the deficit?
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Hillary Clinton’s Unlearned Lessons
The Democrats sound self-satisfied that there is so little internal opposition to Hillary Clinton for President, but this rush to a coronation is ignoring questions about her judgment as …
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This Is Your Brain on Poverty: What Science Tells Us About Poverty
Poverty has been identified as a factor in lower IQ and psychiatric disorders. What can this tell us about public policy and the minimum wage?
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The Senator From Oz Fights Crazy With Crazy
Pat Roberts is dancing like a fool with right-wing ideologues who want to elect one of their own to the Senate.
A Stamp of Disapproval
All those fancy-pants are forever protected in their gilded towers, while the rest of us are the ones caught with our pants down.
Assassinations and Constitutions
What is happening in America today is actually worse than what happened in Brazil in the '70s.
ALEC’s Fracking Chemical Disclosure Bill Moving Through Florida Legislature
The ALEC model bill for disclosure of chemicals injected into the ground during the controversial hydraulic fracturing process is back for a sequel in the Sunshine State legislature.