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Will Romney Really Create 12 Million Jobs? Ask Sensata Workers

Bain Capital's outsourcing of 170 jobs at Sensata Technologies indicates Romney's true opinion of American workers.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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The Blue-Green Jobs That Romney Ignores

The Clean Water Act puts the lie to Mitt Romney's refrain that the government doesn't create jobs.

David Moberg

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Fighting Voter Suppression

The battle for a basic civil right continues to rage.

Brentin Mock

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The Welfare State of America

A manifesto on building social democracy in the age of austerity.

Peter Frase and Bhaskar Sunkara

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Two Old Names, One Lesson About Money

Forget Romney and Obama--what Brewster and Perot can teach us about campaign finance.

David Sirota

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Was It Something I Said?

Obama gets peeved--and prevails over Romney--in the second presidential debate.

Theo Anderson

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A Poverty of Empathy

The GOP's social welfare philosophy dates back to 1818.

Margaret Garb

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Dear Mitt: The Emergency Room Is Not a Healthcare Plan

People don't die from lack of health insurance, Romney claims.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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Mexico’s Labor Law Reform Sparks Massive Protests

A plan to gut labor protections has spurred unrest in Mexico’s streets.

David Bacon

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Koch Sends Pro-Romney Mailing to 45,000 Employees While Stifling Workplace Political Speech (Update)

The billionaire Koch brothers have found a new way to influence the 2012 election: preaching to employees.

Mike Elk

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Big Money Can’t Buy You Memes

Can a grainy, amateur video, zooming through social media, trump slickly produced TV ads?

Susan J. Douglas

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VP Debate: Only the Strong Survive

Paul Ryan is wrong that "projecting strength" will solve all of America's problems. But it does win debates.

Theo Anderson

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Mitt Romney’s Lies and a Startling Truth

Underneath Romney's prevarication, there's a surprising GOP shift on taxes.

David Sirota

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Paul Wellstone’s Legacy

10 years after the Minnesota senator's death, he still sets the bar for a politics of conviction.

Peter Dreier

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Fast-Forward to 2013

What life in Mitt Romney’s America would look like.

Marilyn Katz

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Paul Ryan’s Biggest Lie

Will Paul Ryan dare again to frame the GM shutdown as a black eye for Obama?

Roger Bybee

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The Genius Behind Gangnam Style

A Korean rapper has gotten 430 million Youtube hits by flipping the script of globalization.

Andrew Lam

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Venezuela Reelects Hugo Chavez. What’s Next?

Can the fourth-term president reconcile a deeply divided Venezuela?

Steve Ellner

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The $3.5 Million Dollar Woman

The scandal isn't really Lena Dunham. It's all the potential Lena Dunhams who get nowhere.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Postmodern Perón

Hugo Chávez and the new face of Latin American populism.

Bhaskar Sunkara

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Why Walmart, Why Now?

Labor historian Nelson Lichtenstein sheds light on the new surge of Walmart protests.

Micah Uetricht

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Frankenfoods, Reveal Yourselves!

If passed, California's Prop 37 will require companies to label foods made with GMOs.

Joseph Misulonas

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Paul Ryan Hefts White Man’s Burden

The real news isn’t Paul Ryan cutting off an interview; it’s the racist comment he made just before.

Terry J. Allen

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Obama’s Debate No-Show: 30 Years in the Making

Obama’s lackluster performance came straight out of decades of Democratic backpedaling. Will he show backbone in debate two?

James Thindwa