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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

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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