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Rethinking American Exceptionalism
America is certainly exceptional, but that isn't necessarily something to be proud of.
David Sirota
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Growing Up Under Goebbels
Nancy Kricorian's novel shines light on a little-known Armenian-run resistance movement in Nazi France.
Eleanor J. Bader
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Guilty in Guatemala
The U.S. owes more than empty apologies in Central America.
Noam Chomsky
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How China Changed After Tiananmen Square
China remains as politically oppressive as ever, but there has been a sideways revolution.
Andrew Lam
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Time for the Democrats to Go Nuclear
Harry Reid has nothing to lose by banning the filibuster of appointments.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
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Out of the Pen and Unrepentant
Environmentalist Tim DeChristopher on the future of climate activism.
Rebecca Burns
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Painting the Red States Red
Gun control is wildly popular in places like Louisiana--but you wouldn't know that from the media.
David Sirota
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Striking Back at the Sequester
In the first major workplace action against the sequester, hundreds of New York City legal-aid workers picketed yesterday.
Erik Forman
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Shock and Awww
What is most likely to make people go vegetarian?
Theo Anderson
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Blood on Gap Jeans
Dozens of companies have signed an agreement to protect Bangladesh factory workers--but The Gap refuses.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
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Bad Green Jobs
The big launch of a New York bike-share program is marred by wage theft accusations.
Sarah Jaffe
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After Oklahoma Disaster, Give Thanks for ‘Big Government’
Government--when working right--is the most powerful and reliable responder to large-scale emergencies.
David Sirota
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Where the Real Danger Lies
Some indisputable consequences of closing 50 Chicago Public Schools.
Marilyn Katz
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5 Wise Ideas for Syria
Don't listen to the hawks: A non-military solution is possible.
Stephen R. Weissman
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It’s Not Easy Being Blue and Green
Labor and environmentalists face off over the Keystone XL pipeline.
Rebecca Burns
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How to Handle the IRS Scandal? Reverse Citizens United
The real moral of the IRS story is that election finance needs serious reform.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
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How the Government Targeted Occupy
A new report reveals the U.S. spent millions spying on Occupiers and other anti-corporate activists.
Lisa Graves
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Is Your Town in Transition?
Out of a quaint English town, a sustainability movement goes global.
Jessica Stites
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Woodstock in Transition
A small town in upstate New York rallies in the face of environmental disaster.
Polly Howells
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Not Your Grandma’s Wooden Nickel
Fears of global economic instability spawn DIY money.
Julia Pergolini
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If West, Texas Had Been a Terrorist Attack
Why the double standard?
David Sirota
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The Tragedy of Self Immolation: No One Cares
If a monk lights himself on fire and nobody watches, has he made a protest?
Andrew Lam
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Has the GOP Been Watching Too Much Downton Abbey?
A hereditary aristocracy is not the American way.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
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Deportation in 90 Minutes or Less
Border crossers get no justice in Operation Streamline's kangaroo court.
Nancy Fleck Myers and Susan Nelson
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