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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

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Workers’ Rights at the Ballot Box

Labor flexes its political muscle in the Midwest.

Theo Anderson

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Issues that Obama and Romney Avoid

The presidential candidates aren't so keen on addressing the survival of humanity.

Noam Chomsky

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Two Little Missing Words

If now isn't the time for President Obama to have a real conversation about Social Security, when is?

David Sirota

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Welcome to Planet A-Hole

In case being a 7th-grade girl wasn't traumatic enough, now there's a '12-year-old sluts' Facebook page.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Obama: Forever Zung

Three (unsurprising) surprises from his first-debate zinging.

Theo Anderson

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Pre-Debate Analysis: The Mad Science of U.S. Presidential Campaigns

Behind Obama and Romney's every blink, there are countless calculations.

Steven Hill

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Republicans Reject Unions ... But Respect Union Refs?

Unbelievably, Republicans gave NFL union referees a little respect. Too bad it doesn't extend to other unions.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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‘We’re Proud To Be Scabs’

Why Appalachian coal miners are eschewing unions and going Republican

Gabriel Schwartzman

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In Person: Sister Activist

Simone Chapman leads Nuns on the Bus, who lobby for social and economic justice (and plague Paul Ryan).

Rebecca Burns

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The Billionaire Bandits Behind Paul Ryan

Author Greg Palast follows the money trail leading up to Paul Ryan's nomination.

Roger Bybee

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The Mindy Project

Kaling's new show poses our last, best hope that the lady-comedy revolution will actually be revolutionary.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Brown v. Warren: Choosing Between Automatons and Leaders

Corporate execs fear elected officials who have inconvenient morals or brains--like Elizabeth Warren.

David Sirota

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Romney Loves American Cars; Obama Loves American Car Workers

While Romney was busy buying fancy cars, Obama was ensuring American cars are made in America by Americans.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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The Neoliberal Plan for Higher Education

Backed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the SUNY20/20 Act sounds the death knell of universal, affordable education.

James Cersonsky

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Race v. Class

What kind of affirmative action is worth fighting for?

Rebecca Burns

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‘Going Nuclear’ on Class

The Democrats’ working-class disconnect.

David Moberg

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Will Pussy Riot Get The Last Laugh?

The prison sentence against the radical feminists chills freedom of speech but the backlash against the verdict might chill Putin as well.

Fred Weir

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What Afghan Women Want

In Afghanistan's harsh rural regions, the West's legacy is merely more scars.

Anna Badkhen

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Splintering the 99%

Romney and Ryan descend to race-baiting.

Louis Nayman

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This Machine Kills Fascists, Doesn’t Pay Musicians

Folk artist Amanda Palmer raised more than $1 million on Kickstarter, then tried to get musicians to 'volunteer' at her shows. This is a problem.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Drug Dealers Protecting Their Turf

Alcohol peddlers are fighting marijuana reform to keep out the competition.

David Sirota

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The Arizonification of America?

Author Jeff Biggers on whether Arizona--with its widening racial schisms--is a rogue state or a bellwether.

Michelle Chen

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Winning in 2012

Wooing the volatile, mistrustful, anti-political — but crucial — Independent vote

Vic Fingerhut