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Another Legislative Year, Another Round of Awful Bills
We are seeing exactly how far to the ideological right some states have shifted after another Republican wave of victories during the midterms.
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Five Reasons Congress Should Oppose the TPP
The TPP, being negotiated secretly, would likely harm, not benefit, US workers.
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Talking Peace From Tehran to Ferguson: An Exhortation
What's behind the threat of war on Iran and what do we need to do to stop it?
Not So Fast, Net Neutrality
Republicans have introduced legislation that on the surface seems to embrace net neutrality. But the reality is much more complicated.
New Year, Same as the Old Year? 2015 Reproductive Rights Preview
Reproductive justice advocates are going to be working overtime to fight harmful legislation.
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The First Four Things Republicans Are Trying to Change May Scare You
Voters may be a little horrified to see that the change the new Republican majority in Congress will bring actually means regression.
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The Republican Strategy to Repeal Dodd-Frank
The strategy here is clear: delay for as long as possible.
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A Flat-Footed Backflip for Wall Street
Congress gave its bankster buddies an overly generous holiday gift.
Predictions Based on the 2015 Federal Budget
The ultimate conclusion we can draw from this “bipartisan” process is that there is no sense of national interest, and damn little sense of community, in the American political …
The New Robber Barons
What happened in Washington over the past several days sounds strikingly familiar to the First Gilded Age.