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Campaigns for Paid Family and Medical Leave Gain Momentum, Despite GOP Resistance
Activists are pushing forward paid leave bills in several states, and Washington, DC, may soon offer 16 weeks of paid time off.
Clicking Our Way Toward the 2016 Election
Our political self determination may be headed toward manipulations that have no genuine semblance of public opinion.
“Plan X”: Former Greek Finance Minister on the Movement to Democratize Europe
To democratize Europe is actually a very radical idea that goes against every fiber in the body and soul of those people.
What the GOP Got Wrong About Women During Their Latest Debate
In the GOP debate there are simply two kinds of women: single mothers or “men and women.”
US Senate Passes CISA, a “Cybersecurity” Bill Critics Say Will Expand Mass Surveillance
The landslide Senate vote in favor of CISA came after multiple attempts spanning five years.
Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis: Greece Isn’t Alone in Struggling Against Austerity
Deborah Berman-Santana speaks about the economic crisis in Puerto Rico, its colonial roots and its similarities to the Greek crisis.
Millions Spent by 487 Organizations to Influence TPP Outcome
487 clients paid lobbyists to meet with lawmakers to discuss the trade pact.
“Democracy No Longer Matters in the EU”: An Analysis of the Greek Election
The prominent political analyst discusses the Greek election results, voter behavior and why the breakaway Popular Unity Party failed to enter parliament.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The 2016 Race Will Likely Set a Campaign Spending Record, and More
Outside spending groups have flooded the 2016 race with more than $25 million.
Calling Out “Activist Tourism” and the “Progressive” Mainstream
Ball discusses “activist tourism,” the mainstream press and how books and museums shape cultural and collective memory.