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A Kinder, Gentler, Bisexual Great Ape

Dominique Morel's quest to save the bonobo.

Alexandra Markowski

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Glenn Beck’s American Ark

The ubiquitous Fox News host offers followers an old-time apocalyptic vision

Theo Anderson

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5 Things Progressives Should Do—and Not Do

Barbara Ehrenreich

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Beyond Barack Obama

Lefty focusing on the president and his shortcomings distracts us from the work we need to do.

Richard Flacks

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Organizing Help Wanted

We must defend America's middle class before millionaires and billionaires own the entire country.

Bernie Sanders

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Lead or Be Left Behind

President Obama and Congress have moved to the Right. Progressives need an offensive strategy before it's too late.

David Moberg

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Cuba Goes Both Ways on Gay Rights

United Nations vote opens room for dissent

Achy Obejas

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The Known Unknowns in Honduras

Leaked cables reveal U.S. government knowledge of disastrous military coup.

Jeremy Kryt

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An Idiotic Requiem

American Idiot, a punk rock musical currently running on Broadway, gives voice to the country's deepest anxieties.

Christopher Shinn and Jarrett Dapier

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A Three-Point Plan to Save Democrats

The party must reconnect to its populist roots.

Roger Bybee

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Your Holiday Guide to Deficit Reduction

10 ways to pleasure your base while (maybe) saving some cash.

David Moberg

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Terrorist by Association

The Justice Department targets nonviolent solidarity activists.

Jeremy Gantz

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Notes from the Moral Underground

How and why Americans are subverting their economy.

Andrew Oxford

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A Wasted Crisis

How the environmental movement missed the moment on climate change.

Eric Weltman

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Chicago’s Other Community Organizer

Rep. Jan Schakowsky wants to solve the deficit crisis without soaking the lower- and middle-class.

David Moberg

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China’s New Lost Generation

Dissidents struggle against state-induced historical amnesia.

Ryszard Gorky

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Changing the Daley Routine

As a Chicago dynasty ends, progressives weigh their options.

David Moberg

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A New Blueprint for Change

A revived progressive program must be built year-round, at the local level.

Amy Dean

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What We Lost After We Won in 2008

An anti-war activist explains what the Democratic establishment fails to understand.

Marilyn Katz

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Upski Grows Up: No Bombs, Please

Activist and author Billy Wimsatt explains why the ‘burbs shouldn’t be bombed after all.

Maysan Haydar

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Cracking the Cancer Consensus

It is time to put prevention before profit.

Rachel Curtis

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Has Barbara Boxer Met Her Match?

California’s liberal senator draws conservative fire, progressive ire.

Christopher D. Cook

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Wooing the White Working Class

It’s not too late for Democrats to win back these crucial swing voters.

David Moberg

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Minding the Enthusiasm Gap

How progressive activists are working to get out the midterm vote.

Andrew Kaspar