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The President of Perpetual War

Obama's dovish rhetoric doesn't match reality.

David Sirota

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#MLK Day

How our 140-character culture re-narrated Dr. King's thinking.

Jason Adams

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Obama’s Progressive Agenda: Missing a Main Ingredient

Stonewall, Selma and Seneca Falls got inaugural shout-outs--but one movement went unsung.

James Thindwa

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Watch Out, Grandma!

The latest scheme to 'fix the debt' by breaking Social Security.

Joel Bleifuss

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What Wal-Mart and Lance Armstrong Have in Common

After scandals, Armstrong and Wal-Mart seek redemption without remorse.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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Progressive Democrats: Inside and Outside

Activists and progressive Democrats met this week to set their agenda for the next four years.

Cole Stangler

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Why Abortion Is a Labor Issue

Can unions team with feminists to create an 'American Spring?'

Linda Gordon

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Staying in the Loophole

ITT visits a gun show.

Louis Nayman

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The Second Amendment vs. the First

Alex Jones' now infamous meltdown on CNN teaches us two important lessons about gun control.

David Sirota

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Programmed for Primetime

For policy wonks, politics no longer computes.

Bhaskar Sunkara

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Christopher Hitchens Stands Trial

With great vim and gusto, a new book dissects the ever-controversial Christopher Hitchens.

Gregory Shupak

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Guns? Don’t Wait for Congress—or Godot

With gun enthusiasts stockpiling weapons in light of impending federal regulations, what is a concerned citizen to do?

Marilyn Katz

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Right-Wingers, Failed Leaders and Media Stars Jockey for Israeli Votes

A clash of parties is likely to yield a new coalition government, but not a new direction.

Ralph Seliger

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New Orleans’ SuperFail

Downtown is being spruced up for the Super Bowl, but in neglected neighborhoods, roads remain unpaved.

Andy Kopsa

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A Peoples’ Inauguration

The Progressive Democrats of America plan to bridge the gap between Capitol Hill and the progressive grassroots.

Cole Stangler

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Uncertainty? Just Ask The Middle Class

America's trade relationship with China costs us millions of manufacturing jobs.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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Rigging Democracy

Why the people won't pick the next president or Congress--unless we act now.

Rob Richie

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Who Will Replace Hilda Solis?

The next Labor Secretary must be a fierce advocate—and as importantly, must be given free rein.

Roger Bybee

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The Weathermen Don’t Know Which Way the Wind’s Blowing

Four in 5 Americans believe in global warming--but nearly half of local weather reporters don't.

David Sirota

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Corporate Death Star

Help fight the secretive, corporate-sponsored Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Jacob Marshall

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Enemy of Rupert

An interview with independent media's white knight, Craig Aaron

Kenneth Rapoza

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GOP Uses Government to Hurt, Not Help

Republicans are stingy when it comes to disaster relief, but spend big to fund discrimination.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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Executioner-in-Chief

Obama's drone attacks and the pathology of presidential power.

Elizabeth Sanders

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Chiquita Republic

United Fruit's heir has again been linked to paramilitary abuses in Colombia.

James Bargent