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A Modest Proposal for Solving Pentagon Control and Bloat: Tax Transparency
Want to know how much of your taxes go toward bloat and endless wars? Pay the Pentagon directly via your 1040.
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A Lawyer Who Turned the Tables: Graphic Biography Immortalizes Leonard Weinglass
A graphic biography of Leonard Weinglass vividly depicts the brilliance of this passionate advocate for justice.
DOJ Overruled Recommendation to Indict Money-Laundering Bank Over Too-Big-to-Fail Worries
The Obama administration has consistently protected banks.
Koch Brothers’ Congressman Seeks to Block Efforts to Prevent Chemical Catastrophe
Koch Industries is the fiercest opponent of efforts to make these plants safer.
Brand New Congress Works to Launch Progressive Upstarts Into Office
Some veterans of the Sanders campaign have an ambitious plan to enact progressive policies.
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The Time for Silence Is Over: Grasping the Reality of Nonviolence
When it comes to understanding nonviolence, its principles and strategic dynamics, our media is sorely lacking.
Congress and Activists Mobilize to Fight Voter Suppression
A national alliance is forming to resist voter suppression as progressives in Congress organize a Voting Rights Caucus.
Senate Clears Way for Puerto Rico Bill: “The Ultimate Neocolonialism“
Legislation that would allow the government of Puerto Rico to restructure its debt cleared the final major hurdle before a critical deadline.
US Politics’ True Bipartisan Consensus: Capitalism Is Untouchable
The idea that capitalism is the problem is something neither Democrats nor Republicans allow into their debates.
Democrats Wrap Up Occupation of House, Continue Embrace of Bush National Security Policies
Democratic lawmakers ended their more than 24-hour sit-in on the House floor Thursday.