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An Open Letter to Professor Noam Chomsky
What 'Gaza Under Assault' got wrong.
Bianca Ambrosio
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The GOP’s 1 Trillion Dollar Lie
How a right-wing whopper about the cost of welfare was born.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet
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Sore Losers
How bitter Republicans and their backers rammed through a union-destroying bill in Michigan.
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet
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Solidarity After Sandy
Occupy steps up where traditional disaster relief fails.
Eric Murphy
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Football Coaches vs. the Common Good
Why doesn't the GOP gripe about our taxes going to multi-million-dollar coaches' salaries?
David Sirota
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The Koch Brothers’ Gun-Control Disinformation
What Switzerland and Israel actually teach us.
Thom Hartmann, AlterNet
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Washington’s Revolving Door: As Old as Lincoln
But these days, it's swinging faster.
Bill Moyers and Michael Winship
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Zero Nuance
Kathryn Bigelow’s “apolitical” film about bin Laden’s death might as well be a video game.
Michael Atkinson
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Truce or Dare in Colombia
Violence rages even as peace talks continue.
Jeremy Kryt
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Happy Holidays! GOP Delivers Uncertainty to Middle Class
Republican union-busting doesn't protect workers' rights.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
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After Newtown, Teachers Are the Heroes
As we honor the teachers of Newtown, let's take a moment to honor all teachers.
Andrew Lam
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Gerrymandering Isn’t the (Only) Problem
Redrawing district lines will never eliminate the unfair bias toward Republicans in House elections. Here's what will.
Rob Richie
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The Will to Secede
With the re-election of Barack Obama, secession rears its head.
G. Pascal Zachary
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End the Mansion Subsidy
If you can afford a million-dollar mortgage, you don't need a tax break.
David Sirota
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Electoral College Shakeup
How Republicans could put a lock on the presidency.
Rob Richie
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Goodbye, Mr. Quips
Barney Frank retires at the end of 2012; we will miss his Capitol wit.
James Patterson
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It’s Ironic, Isn’t It?
We shouldn't be so quick to blame irony for our waning political commitment. It's the symptom, not the disease.
Barrett Swanson
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Dethrone ‘Filibuster King’ Mitch McConnell
The fight is on to fix the minority's silent domination of the Senate.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
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Right-to-Work in Michigan Is About Politics, Not Economics
Michigan's anti-union legislation will hurt the state’s economy, not help it as Republicans claim.
John Logan
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Walmart’s Fishy Claim of 86 Percent Employee Satisfaction
Do Walmart's high internal polling numbers reflect employee love--or fear?
John Logan
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A Picture Worth Far More Than 1,000 Words
How the New York Post subway photo turns the lens on us.
David Sirota
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How To Make Money Off the U.S. Debt (If Your Name Is Simpson or Bowles)
For $40,000, the failed commission leaders will tell you we should funnel middle-class retirement funds to rich CEOs.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
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Walmart’s Downward Wage Spiral
The retail giant’s low wages and poor working conditions drive down standards throughout a burgeoning sector.
John Logan
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Gaza Under Assault
The images of bombardment have left Israel few remaining shreds of credibility.
Noam Chomsky
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