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The Frontier of Consciousness

Stacy Horn explores the mysteries of parapsychology and its researchers.

George Kenney

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Building the Left in Harbor Country

We met our neighbors and helped turn rural Michigan blue.

Jim Vopat

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Uniting, One County at a Time

We helped make rural Oregon a force for progressive change.

Mike Edera and Marcy Westerling

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Taking It to the Streets

Vendors battle bureaucracy for their place in the Second City.

Robin Peterson

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Democracy and Action

Afghanistan's historic August election was marred by widespread voting inconsistencies, despite efforts by U.S. and Afghan soldiers—and warlords—to keep the peace.

James Foley

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When Renewable Is Not Sustainable

Ethanol and solar power deplete land and water resources.

Robert Glennon

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Israel’s Gadfly

Haaretz's Gideon Levy bucks Israeli media to report on Palestinian suffering.

Robert Hirschfield

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COIN Toss

Counterinsurgency failed before, but the United States is trying again.

Jordan Michael Smith

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The ‘Post-Racial’ President

Barack Obama navigates a world where color still matters.

Salim Muwakkil

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Rethinking Venezuelan Politics

Ten years after Chavez's election, the movement he inspired remains divided over goals and strategies.

Steve Ellner

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Aiding and Abetting War Crimes

The Israeli military tested new weapons in Gaza with U.S. support.

Frida Berrigan

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Power of the People

In the long run, Iranian civil society will trump both official dogma and international influence.

Aaron Rhodes

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Not Your Parents’ Labor Movement

Why the Republic sit-in failed to inspire other worker actions.

David Moberg

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We’re Public ... No, We’re Private

Charter school corporations take on public school teacher unions.

Michael Klonsky

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The Honduran Connection

The U.S. right, including Bush appointee Otto Reich, mobilizes to support the putsch.

Bill Weinberg

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Falling Through the Climate Gap

Poor Americans will suffer most from global warming.

Michelle Chen

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My Brother on Death Row

Troy Davis' sister speaks out, as Davis awaits a Supreme Court decision.

Alice Kim

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Home Sweet Skid Row

Poor Los Angelenos fight gentrification and police abuse.

David Wagner

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Iran on the Brink

Warning to the Persian cat: Don’t look down!

Slavoj Žižek

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Snapshot: No Place Like Home

Rachel K. Dooley

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Fighting the Cloud Factory

Marisol Becerra dreams of a clean neighborhood and world.

Kari Lydersen

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Death of the Newspaperman

Don't blame the Internet, the industry's decline is self-inflicted.

David Simon

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Can a Union Divided Stand?

UNITE HERE dissolves in conflict ... with a little help from SEIU.

David Moberg

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The Somalia Crossroads

Piracy and an insurgency tempt Washington to get it wrong--again.

William Minter and Daniel Volman