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How to Create Good Jobs Now
A bold proposal for meeting human needs through a permanent U.S. employment program.
Bill Barclay
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The Dark Side of the Bright Side
In her new book, Barbara Ehrenreich traces the origins of contemporary optimism.
Anis Shivani
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The Lonesome Death of Pedro Munoz
A young Honduran activist was almost certainly tortured and killed by the military.
Jeremy Kryt
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A Party With No Punch
Three parables for progressives and the Grand Old (Democratic) Party.
David Sirota
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Casualties of the ‘Bloodless’ Coup
No matter what prominent U.S. apologists say, the military takeover of Honduras was—and is—violent and unjust.
Jeremy Kryt
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Built to Trash
Is 'heirloom design' the cure for consumption?
Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin
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Labor’s New Leader
The AFL-CIO stakes its future on Richard Trumka.
David Moberg
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No Such Thing as a Free Putsch
Lies, violence and the fight for freedom in Honduras.
Jeremy Kryt
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Get Out Now
The case for an immediate withdrawal from Afghanistan.
G. Pascal Zachary
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Mad Men 2.0
America is experiencing a PR revolution that promotes outraged denial over fact-based persuasion.
David Sirota
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Don’t Frack with Our Water!
Natural gas drilling threatens public health and the environment.
Polly Howells
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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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