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No Vacancies: Squatters Move In

Growing movements on both sides of the Atlantic try to turn bank-owned houses into homes.

Rebecca Burns

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Vermont Yankee: A Nuclear Battle Over States’ Rights

There's no end in sight to Vermont's long-running legal struggle to shutter an aging power plant.

John Raymond

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Promises Broken, Promises Kept

President Obama has fulfilled many campaign promises. But that's cold comfort to progressives.

Theo Anderson

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Unmasking the Super PACs

Why are broadcasters fighting an FCC effort to bring their political ad records into the 21st century?

Kenneth Rapoza

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Mexican American Studies Suspension: A Teachable Moment in Tucson

Some educators and students refuse to accept a new curriculum ban in Arizona.

Rebecca Burns

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National Lawyers Guild Fights for the Right to Occupy

When protesters land in court, a network of volunteer lawyers defend them.

Allison Kilkenny

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Argentina’s Pulp Fiction: Grupo Clarín and Freedom of the Press

A new law aiming to end a media monopoly is condemned by international news outlets.

Julie Turkewitz

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The War on Contraception Goes Mainstream

The Catholic Church's fight with the White House makes an extreme stance seem reasonable.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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In Search of the Anti-Walker

An election to recall Wis. Gov. Scott Walker is now certain. His opponent is not.

Liz Novak

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Managing Dissent in Chicago

As the G8/NATO summits approach, activists protest restrictive new rules--and prepare for the spotlight.

Jeremy Gantz

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2014 World Cup Match: FIFA-1, Brazil-?

The wealthy international soccer organization forces tax and labor-law exemptions on the next host of the games.

Rebecca Burns

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The World According to Newt

What the 'open marriage' scandal tells us about Americans' real values.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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In Palestine, to Exist Is to Resist

Behind the headlines, Palestinians are using nonviolent direct action to protest the status quo.

Melinda Tuhus

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Thunderstruck in Honduras

'Operation Lightning' allows the country's soldiers to play sheriff, but violence continues in Latin America's 'butcher shop.'

Jeremy Kryt

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Egypt’s Revolution Is Not Over

Hosni Mubarak resigned as president last February, but the violent struggle for democracy continues.

James North

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People vs. Putin Power

The Russian Spring begins in winter.

Fred Weir

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Will Arizona Hold ALEC Accountable?

Proposed legislation would treat corporate-backed American Legislative Exchange Council like what its critics say it is: a lobbyist organization.

Beau Hodai

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Turning the Page on Page 3 Girls

Feminist groups want to rid U.K. media of sexism. Easier said than done.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Gay Marriage Tests ‘Minnesota Nice’

A constitutional amendment proposal comes to the Land of Lakes, a microcosm of the nation.

Jacob Wheeler

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Uncle Sam’s ‘Mal-intent’

With its FAST program, the federal government is trying to read minds to fight terrorism.

Michael Solomon

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Library of Alexandria in Danger

Will Egypt's newly elected Islamists respect freedom of expression and tolerate 'sacrilegious' books?

Sanhita SinhaRoy

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Private Prisons Gone Wild

Legal challenges are no match for Arizona politicians determined to privatize the state's correctional services.

Beau Hodai

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Will Latino Groups Choose To Occupy?

The Latino and immigrant reaction to Occupy Wall Street has been decidedly mixed.

Teresa Puente

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Will Wisconsin Elect Our First Gay Senator?

Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin is eyeing a U.S. Senate seat, one year after Russ Feingold lost his.

Roger Bybee