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A Better Media Mousetrap

Can NewsCred save the dying print industry? Probably not, but it does offer a glimmer of hope

Kenneth Rapoza

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Our Fascination with Female Train Wrecks

Judy Garland, Lindsay Lohan, Cat Marnell: Why we can't stop watching women self-destruct

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Who Is Paul Ryan?

The media's image of Romney's running mate doesn't mesh with reality

David Sirota

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Paul Ryan’s High Threshold for Hometown Pain

How the vice-presidential nominee has gotten away with policies devastating his Wisconsin district

Roger Bybee

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Millions of Environmental Refugees Stuck in Limbo

As environmental catastrophes increase, the fate of millions of refugees remains in doubt

Andrew Lam

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Representative Democracy, Heal Thyself

Is an antidote to Citizens United within our reach?

Bhaskar Sunkara

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GOP’s Bad Karma Haunts Romney Campaign

Is Mitt Romney getting Swift Boated? Or do the Soptic ad--and the Ryan choice--reflect the truth about the candidate?

Theo Anderson

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Suicide Is Anything but Painless

Military suicides rise amid limited mental and physical care for soldiers and veterans.

Rebecca Burns

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Déjà Coup All Over Again

The U.S. is silent as Paraguay follows in the steps of Honduras

Jeremy Kryt

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Chatting with Chomsky

The linguistics professor, political theorist and activist discusses the Occupy movement, Obama's first term and the economic crisis in Europe

Sebastian Meyer

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‘We Want To Elect Champions’

An interview with SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Eliseo Medina, the highest-ranking Latino in the labor movement

David Moberg

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The Bain Legacy

Will Mitt Romney’s job-destroying past be our future?

David Moberg

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Can Government Create Jobs or Not?

If Republicans don't believe government can create jobs, why are they pushing military spending?

David Sirota

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Freedom of the Press Remains Elusive in Turkey

Though the government denies targeting journalists, more than 90 Turkish journalists have spent most of the last year behind bars

Stephen Franklin

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Gabby Douglas’s Grace Under Fire

Douglas’s hair became this competition’s most popular topic of tongue-wagging. But the 16-year-old never lost focus.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Obama’s Trump Card: Ohio

Three reasons why the Buckeye State is helping the president beat the odds.

Theo Anderson

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Defender of the Commonweal

A conversation with Polly Toynbee, The Guardian's voice of leftist dissent

Jane Miller

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Letter from the Syrian Border

An on-the-ground report from the growing Syrian refugee camps in Turkey.

Stephen Franklin

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Facing An Emergency, We’re Still Asking, “Where’s the Beef?”

Facing the worst drought in 60 years, the mere suggestion of forgoing meat once a week causes the GOP to go bonkers.

David Sirota

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Getting Real About Manic Pixies

"Ruby Sparks" and "Louie" examine the real women beneath the fantasy

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Evicting the Homeless

Civil rights for homeless communities wane across the country.

Hank Kalet

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On the Bainality of Evil

Why truth and politics don't mix.

Theo Anderson

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Gold Medalists In Fake Outrage

The hypocrisy underlying politicians' faux indignation over Chinese-made Olympic team uniforms.

David Sirota

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The Patrons of Veracruz

The women of La Patrona provide sustenance for migrants making a wearying train-top journey across Mexico.

Joseph Sorrentino