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Beyond the DREAM Act

How immigration reformers can get the GOP on board.

Nyki Duda

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Phew. Now What?

What does Obama's re-election mean for progressives?

In These Times Editors

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Climate Crisis: Do The Math

It's time to put real pressure on the fossil fuel industry.

Bill McKibben

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Ending the Drug War: No Laughing Matter

Colorado may have legalized marijuana last week, but the fate of the state's Drug War depends on the Feds.

David Sirota

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Wake Up, Boehner. Morning Bells Are Ringing: The Dems Won

John Boehner's and Mitch McConnell's party lost Tuesday, but they are still committed to defying the people.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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Activists Arrested Confronting Dick Durbin About ‘Fiscal Cliff’

Chicagoans dressed as Robin Hood staged civil disobedience at the Majority Whip's office.

Kari Lydersen

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How Teachers Unions Lead the Way to Better Schools

Diane Ravitch upends the "bad teachers" narrative.

Amy Dean

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Rape, Then Red Tape

Military sexual assault victims struggle for recognition.

Ian Lopez

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Born Losers

Political scientist Corey Robin believes a sense of loss animates modern conservatism.

Micah Uetricht

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Trans Prisoners Fight Abuse

Trans prisoners and queer-rights groups protest unfair treatment behind bars.

Toshio Meronek

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The Latino Voter Effect

The Latino vote flexed its muscle on Tuesday, and immigration reform has suddenly moved off the back burner.

Teresa Puente

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Post-Election, The Revolving Door Swings Open

'Tis the season when yesterday's campaign advisers get plum lobbying positions.

David Sirota

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You Are Not A Loan

Is a debt strike the future of Occupy?

Rebecca Burns

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Obama, The Post-Colonial President

With Obama's election, and again with his reelection, an internalized threshold for subjugated people was breached.

Andrew Lam

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Noam Chomsky on Gaza, the World’s Largest Open-Air Prison

A look at life under occupation.

Noam Chomsky

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The GOP’s Year of Magical Thinking

Now that the election charade is over, will the party accept reality?

Theo Anderson

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Robin Hood Goes To Capitol Hill

Will Congress get serious about taxing financial transactions?

Sarah Cobarrubias

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In Ohio, Battle of the Super PACs

Democratic PACs have been wildly outspent on political ads in swing-state Ohio.

Kenneth Rapoza

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End Times for Michele Bachmann?

Hamming for the Right, without bringing home the bacon, may have put Bachmann in electoral jeopardy.

Theo Anderson

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How Obama Redefined America

Barack Obama has changed America in word, if not in deed.

John K. Wilson

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The Threat of a Stolen Election

With the use of paperless voting machines in 31 states, recounts become impossible.

George Kenney

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Obama, There’s Still Time

To win, the president needs to stop listening to the Democratic Party elite.

Vic Fingerhut

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A Republican’s Rare Chance to Be a Real Leader

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie could revolutionize his party by acknowledging a simple scientific truth.

David Sirota

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Political Parties Are Basically Bank Accounts

The flood of Wall Street money to campaigns is a threat to democracy, says one political science professor.

Sebastian Meyer