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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
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Condemn Censorship
Despite NPR's timidity and capitulation to the Right, we need to support public radio more than ever.
Susan J. Douglas
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Stand in Solidarity
If conservatives take away unions, they will take away America's middle class.
Kevin O'Donnell
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Save Democracy in Michigan
The state's "Emergency Manager" law is more insidious than anything in Wisconsin.
David Green
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A Labor Law Bosses Would Love
Backed by industrialists, Mexican politicians are on the verge of erasing most workers' rights.
David Bacon
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Take the Fight to the Streets
To build a just society, we must make America’s plutocrats very, very uncomfortable.
Stephen Lerner
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Was Rahm Right?
If progressive don't realize how much they've been had by President Obama, they are "f---ing retarded."
Steven Hill
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VIDEO: Talking ‘80s With David Sirota
"Most people don't get their political ideas from what we consider politics."
Joe Macaré
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Quilting a Movement
Real movements for social change need many grassroots leaders—not one charismatic politician.
Barbara Ransby
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Killer Fashion: An Industry in Denial
Eating disorders are rampant, and models are dying.
Libby Rodenbough
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Fox Populi
Frances Fox Piven on how to grow the movement, and Glenn Beck-inspired death threats.
Joel Bleifuss
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Diet Hard: With a Vengeance
Less than three years after the last food crisis peaked, prices—along with hunger and malnutrition—are up again. Don't (only) blame nature.
David Moberg
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Fired for the Crime of Working
Not much has changed for undocumented workers since Obama took office.
David Bacon
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Capitol Offensive
In Madison and beyond, unions and their allies fight for fundamental workers’ rights.
David Moberg
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