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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

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The Gravest Threat to World Peace

Not everyone agrees it's a nuclear Iran.

Noam Chomsky

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Guns and Drugs

We can curb gun violence by ending the War on Drugs.

Michelle Chen

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3 Fiscal-Cliff Truths You Won’t Hear On TV

The news media gave us a reality TV show. Here's what they left on the cutting-room floor.

David Sirota

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More For Murdoch?

The FCC wants to relax media consolidation rules.

Kenneth Rapoza

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The Walmart Revolt

The New Year promises new strategies for old labor.

David Moberg

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Protest Tactics in a Warming World

What will it take to push back climate change?

Eric Moll

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Supermax Showdown

AFSCME wants Illinois' Tamms Correctional Center to stay open. Activists want it closed.

Rebecca Burns

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The 12 Biggest Labor Stories of 2012 (PHOTOS)

Labor certainly made news in 2012. But was it a banner year or a bruising one?

Anthony Mangini

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Why Israel’s Attack on Gaza Was Illegal

A response to Bianca Ambrosio's 'Open Letter to Noam Chomsky'

Noam Chomsky

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The Death Blow for British Coal

New revelations have surfaced about police brutality in Thatcher's 1984 battle with miners.

Kari Lydersen

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A Child’s Christmas in Dalat

The author remembers his first Christmas, in 1969 Vietnam.

Andrew Lam