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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
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The Power and the Story
Violence is integral to far too many narratives of masculinity
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
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Obscuring A Debate Over Butlers
The 1% will get a tax cut no matter who wins in November.
David Sirota
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The “Special Interests” of Rape Victims
Yes, Nikki Haley, sexual assault and domestic violence are public health concerns.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
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Kissing Your Way to the Top: The Paul Ryan Story
He's the GOP's Chosen One, but is he leading the party over a cliff?
Theo Anderson
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A Haymarket Revisionary
Timothy Messer-Kruse raises serious doubts about one of the Left's most precious myths.
George Kenney
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How to Create a Cult
In Kumaré, Vikram Gandhi sets out to determine whether a fake guru could be just as convincing as a “real” guru.
Michael Atkinson
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Feminism…What’s Next?
Sady Doyle and Susan J. Douglas discuss the future with Katha Pollitt, Erin Matson and Jennifer Pozner.
ITT Contributors
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84,000 Davids vs. Goliath
The media loves an individual underdog story, but successful activism always brings a crowd.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
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Wrong Union For the Job
SEIU wants to lead a campaign against the 1%. Critics wonder if it can.
David Moberg
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Red Squares Everywhere
Will Quebec’s maple spring come south?
Sarah Jaffe
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The Great Charter: It’s Fate, Our Fate
Revisiting the Magna Carta.
Noam Chomsky
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Syriza Rising
The radical Left in Greece almost rules.
Richard Seymour
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Nora Ephron Finally Gets the Credit She’s Always Deserved
We should've listened to our mothers.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
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The Logic of Willful Ignorance
You don't need to be a political junkie to be a good citizen.
David Sirota
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