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California Rules!

A Defeat for Right-Wing Activism On and Off the Bench

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The Cho Show

Margaret Cho knows how brutal Hollywood can be. In 2000, in her critically acclaimed one-woman comedy show, "I'm… more

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Toward A New Washington Consensus

You've probably heard that John McCain once said, "I know a lot less about economics than I do… more

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New Jewish Lobby Counters Neocons

On April 15, after 18 months of planning, a new progressive Jewish lobby called J Street was launched… more

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Obama Not Feelin’ the Love from Smiley

Now that Sen. Barack Obama has taken care of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Tavis Smiley appears to be… more

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The Kosovo Dilemma

In 1990, Yugoslavia was a country comprising six republics. By the beginning of 2008, it had splintered into… more

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Winning the White Working Class

Tom Lewandowski, a former General Electric factory worker, heads the central labor union council in this northeastern Indiana… more

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Errol Morris’ Myopia

Filmmaker Errol Morris has grown famous and revered as the pioneer of what could be called interrogatory cinema… more

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Axle of Evil

Drastic wage cuts drive UAW members to picket American Axle & Manufacturing

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The Vendetta Against Black Men

Despite the rise of Sen. Barack Obama, black men remain in the bull's-eye of governmental repression and police… more

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The Push to Privatize PEMEX

Halliburton is licking its chops at the prospect of Mexico's state-owned Petróleos Mexicanos going private. Petróleos Mexicanos, or… more

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Collapse of the Fourth Estate

In March, on the five-year anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the nation's major news outlets reflected… more

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Rap the Casbah

For more than a generation, hip-hop has drawn kids from neighborhoods around the world into the musical intersection… more

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Acknowledging the Race Chasm

When it comes to race, American politics is as polarized as a red and blue election map. On… more

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U.S. Media Trivializes Campaign 2008

Every four years, during U.S. presidential elections, the same thing happens, except it’s always a little bit different.… more

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Louisville Schools Class-ify Brown

Last June, the eulogizing came quickly after the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to strike down the race-based integration… more

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A Boon for T. Boone

T Boone Pickens, once known as a corporate raider, is now a billionaire hedge fund investor -- and… more

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Hillary for Class President

Chocolate Chip Cookies and Her Eighth Grade Campaign

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The Plague of Potomac Fever

If any publication was going to document the sickness known as Potomac Fever, it was going to be… more

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Unlocking Bush’s Chastity Belt

For all its fumbling, the Bush administration has one achievement of note: it has persuaded the American public… more

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Heat-Seeking Missives

A Senate Committee looks to rein in one of the FBI's favorite tools: the national security letter

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Who Would Ida B. Wells Vote For?

Racism or sexism -- which is worse? Take your pick. Paula Giddings' new biography, Ida: A Sword Among… more

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Dirty Smoke Signals

Navajo Nation weighs costs and benefits of coal mining on its land

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Demolition Crew Butts In Where Deft Organizers Need To Tread

The image of the "thin blue line" has become common shorthand for the heroism and public trust associated… more

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Strikebreaker vs. Muckraker

How can two Americans, sharing the same classically American virtue of hard work, affect their country in such… more

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Matthews Vs. McNulty

If television is the nation's mirror, then no two TV characters reflect the intensifying "two Americas" gap better… more

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Bill Moyers Interviews Rev. Jeremiah Wright

Excerpts from Jeremiah Wright's first interview with a broadcast journalist since the controversy over his remarks and his… more

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News You Can Lose

Brace yourselves. The real presidential campaign -- the kind the news media have forced us to get used… more

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Connecticut’s Immigration Duel

Two Connecticut cities have taken opposite approaches to dealing with undocumented immigrants. Last summer, New Haven became the… more

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Political Vice Squad

In October 2001, when Congress passed the Patriot Act -- and again when it reauthorized it in 2006… more

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They Can’t Go Home Again

With their country ravaged by Bush's war, Iraqi refugees find the United States indifferent to their plight

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The American Left: A Tale of Two Conferences

By sheer coincidence, the two wings of the American left held back-to-back conferences in mid-March. What follows is… more

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Letter From Bucharest

The NATO Summit was a gigantic flop.

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As Unions Fall, Lawsuits Rise

Thomas Geoghegan admits he's biased. The labor lawyer writes in the opening pages of his fourth book, See… more

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The Ludlow Legacy At Home

The Ludlow Massacre's tiny monument off I-25 in Southern Colorado is easily missed if you don't know where… more

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Comcast: Worst. Company. Ever.

Inspired by March Madness, the folks at the Consumerist blog recently set up brackets to determine America's worst… more

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The Healthcare Union War

Tensions between the California Nurses Association and SEIU escalate at the Labor Notes conference

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Putin Is Gone! Long Rule Putin!

With new president, Russians continue to forgo political voice for economic security

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As Hunger Rises, Chew on This

A diet of bread and water used to be emblematic of poverty. Now a global food crisis is… more

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Junot Diaz Redefines Macho

An interview with the author of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

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Book Club of Champions

Guizhou University sits on the outskirts of Guiyang City, the sleepy capital of China's poorest province. Undergraduate tuition… more

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A Speech Even Condi Could Love

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice recently called race-based slavery a "birth defect" that still troubles our nation. Her… more

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Dissent in the Ranks

SEIU Is the Nation's Fastest Growing Union -- But at What Cost?

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In Praise of Reporting Reality--And The Truth

Ron Ridenhour, who brought the My Lai massacre to the light of day, was courageous. To get the… more

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Big Trucking Deal

A diverse coalition wins a battle to regulate air pollution at California ports

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Confessions of an Economic Hitman

I'll admit it: I used to admire John McCain. To paraphrase the UFO poster from "The X Files,"… more

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The Upside of Nationalism

America-first fervor could be the driving force behind economic populism

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Adbusters’ Ads Busted

Kalle Lasn is a fighter for the right to communicate. A privilege, says the founder of Adbusters magazine,… more

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Spain to Senegal: Stay Home

In September 2007, Senegalese television viewers saw the image of a drowned body washed up on a rocky… more

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Shape Up and Ship Out

How the Pentagon can cut the military budget and still keep us safe

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