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Do New Fuel Efficiency Numbers Add Up?

Assessing Obama's new fuel efficiency standards for vehicles sold in the U.S.

Ryan Williams

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Is Obama an Environmentalist?

Eyeing a mixed record and obstructionist Congress, activists hope for the best.

David Moberg

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To Despair or Not to Despair?

In These Times readers respond to Sandra Steingraber's call to combat climate change.

In These Times Readers

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Black Chicago Divided

Class and generational conflicts intensify, as African Americans cope with the Great Recession.

Salim Muwakkil

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Publicopoly Exposed

How ALEC, the Koch brothers and their corporate allies plan to privatize government.

Beau Hodai

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North American Solidarity Agreement

Steelworkers in the United States and Canada forge ties with Los Mineros in Mexico.

Kari Lydersen

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Goin’ to the Mountain

Inside activists' five-day, 50-mile march to protect a West Virginia mountain from strip mining.

Peter Slavin

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At 42nd Annual Pride Parade, Chicagoans Have Plenty to Celebrate (SLIDESHOW)

Taylor Long

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Breaking Blockades for Peace

Kathy Kelly hopes for peace as she books passage on a flotilla to Gaza.

Jenny Tomkins

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‘The Attacks Were All Coordinated’

Communication Workers of America President Larry Cohen on how the labor movement must respond to anti-union attacks.

David Moberg

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Unions Work to Turn the Tide

Organized labor rolls out a response to nationwide assaults on workers’ rights.

David Moberg

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Chicago’s SlutWalk: ‘Yes Means Yes and No Means No’ (SLIDESHOW)

Ryan Williams and Candice Bernd

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Running Big Oil Off the Road

An Idaho couple pushes back against oil companies' efforts to transform a scenic road.

Steve Bunk

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A Day in the Life of a Cuban Dissident

On the 50th anniversary of the Revolution, a blogger is kidnapped and beaten.

Yoani Sánchez

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Despair Not

We must confront ‘well-informed futility syndrome’ to overcome our fossil fuel addiction.

Sandra Steingraber

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What Americans Want: The People’s Budget

The Congressional Progressive Caucus lays out a surprisingly popular vision of the future.

David Moberg

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The Sordid Sexual History of Dominique Strauss-Kahn

A conspiracy to keep DSK's true identity out of the spotlight.

Lakshmi Chaudhry

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For-Profit Colleges’ Debt Disorder

As the industry whitewashes its image and fights new regulations, a leading company offloads its own sour student loans.

Pat Garofalo

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Young Adult Realism

Walter Dean Myers aims to mentor America’s black youth.

Jarrett Dapier

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Bin Laden’s Free Pass

How George W. Bush gave up an opportunity to end bin Laden's terrorist career in 2001.

Gareth Porter

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Give Americans Healthcare

President Obama's healthcare reform bill may be undermined by lobbyists and lawsuits.

Leonard C. Goodman

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Resist Closed Borders

We must oppose "reforms" perpetuating the lie that immigration is a law enforcement issue.

Isabel Garcia

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Protect the Right to Choose

A barrage of legislation aims to circumvent the fact that abortion is legal.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Defend Social Security

Democrats must refuse to mess with the retirement program.

Heather Digby Parton