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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
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A Third-Party Breakthrough
The Working Families Party tips a race in upstate New York.
Theo Anderson
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Romney Willing to Win Without Honor
Could voters elect a president that lacks integrity?
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
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Canvassers Gone Wired
Labor's get-out-the-vote efforts go digital.
David Moberg
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Back to School in the Bronx
In Fire in the Ashes, Kozol returns to the Mott Haven section of the South Bronx—“the poorest congressional district in the nation.”
Jarrett Dapier
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