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Politics & Elections
Do the Democrats Offer a Progressive Choice for President?
If included in the presidential debates, Green Party candidate Jill Stein could push other candidates to the left on foreign policy.
In Sudden Switch, Hillary Clinton Opposes Trans-Pacific Partnership
Clinton's new opposition to the deal is a notable departure from the White House on one of the top foreign policy initiatives.
Patti Smith on Pope Francis and Her Performances at the Vatican
Patti Smith has twice been invited to sing at the Vatican.
Legendary Patti Smith on Her New Memoir “M Train”
The legendary poet, singer, activist Patti Smith discusses her new memoir.
Patti Smith on Closing Guantánamo, Remembering Rachel Corrie and Obama
Beside being known for her music and writing, Patti Smith has been a longtime activist.
Millions Spent by 487 Organizations to Influence TPP Outcome
487 clients paid lobbyists to meet with lawmakers to discuss the trade pact.
Remembering Grace Lee Boggs (1915-2015): “We Have to Change Ourselves in Order to Change the World”
The legendary Detroit activist and philosopher Grace Lee Boggs died Monday at the age of 100.
Ayotzinapa: Necropolitics and the Media Become Judge and Jury
Necropolitics: where the state has the “power and the capacity to dictate who may live and who must die.”
France’s Government Aims to Give Itself – and the NSA – Carte Blanche to Spy on the World
By legalizing France's own plans to spy on the rest of the world, France would take a step to establishing the NSA model as an acceptable global norm.
How Conservative State “Think Tanks” Will Spin ALEC’s 2016 Agenda
A shadowy network of state-based, right-wing think tanks and advocacy groups will convene with Koch operatives.