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Why Gary Johnson Should Terrify the Democrats
The Libertarian's presidential candidacy poses a problem for Barack Obama.
Theo Anderson
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All You Need (to Protest) Is Love
Occupy V-Day wants you to challenge corporate conceptions of romance.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
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Why Mitt Romney Doesn’t Have a Prayer
The GOP frontrunner has a Mormon problem. But not the one that you think.
Theo Anderson
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Fighting for Gender Equality in Iraq
Yanar Mohammed says the U.S. invasion and occupation hurt women's rights.
Rebecca Burns
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Farewell to Our Feminist-in-Chief
America's top diplomat and former First Lady rewrote the rules on what women can be in America.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
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Illinois’ Injustice System
Budget cuts are hard on ex-cons trying to make good.
Joel Handley
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The Austerians Attack!
How we the people can fight back against plans to cut the social safety net.
James Crotty
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The Silence of the Technocrats
Democrats let the resurgent Right claim the mantle of populismand win.
Thomas Frank
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The Anti-Lady Laws of 2012
An ALEC affiliate crafts model legislation to deny women their reproductive rights.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
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Curing the First Lady Syndrome
A new book on the Obamas' marriage just might bring Michelle out of her shell.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
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Who Wants to Vote Them Off the Island?
Americans do, but you wouldn't know it from the current crop of GOP presidential hopefuls.
David Moberg
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Tony Benn: A Voice From Labour’s Left
The 86-year-old progressive firebrand and former British MP isn't retiring any time soon.
Jane Miller
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Canaries in the Data Mines
Civil libertarians raise alarm over America's national surveillance network.
Nan Levinson
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Anatomy of the 1%
Who comprises the nation's wealthiest—and most infamous—percentage?
David Moberg
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Fighting Sexual Assault, One Tweet at a Time
In 2011, activists harnessed the Internet to make visible everyday violence that too often goes unreported.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
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Torn Apart: How the Government Separates Parents and Children
Nebraska took Maria Luis' kids, then ICE sent her back to Guatemala.
Aaron Nelsen
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The Poverty of School Reform
In Chicago's African-American neighborhoods, schools change quickly—regardless of what families want.
Joel Handley
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Three Months of Occupy: A Movement in Photos
These pictures from around the country capture the rapid evolution of a grassroots uprising.
Mackenzie McCluer
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Killing Us Sweetly
Conservatives' role in the growing burden of American obesity.
Theo Anderson
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Learning to Protest Together
At Occupy Columbus, four very different citizens try to tolerate very close quarters.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
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Occupy’s Radicalism Prompts Disdain from Liberal Class
After holding so-called 'progressive' Democrats accountable, Occupy Chicago gets a telling-off from media and aldermen.
Joe Macaré
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Carbon Credits in the ‘Valley of Death’
Uncovering the ugly effects of U.N.-backed 'clean development' in Honduras.
Jeremy Kryt
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New Eden, Old Devils
Occupy sites haven't yet transcended America's divisions—but voices of the whole 99% are becoming more audible.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
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Is the Federal Government Helping to Bust Unions?
Defense contractor Honeywell pushed concessions onto striking workers—and unions say Washington supported the company behind the scenes.
Mike Elk
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