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Detroit: City of Hope
Building a sustainable economy out of the ashes of industry.
Grace Lee Boggs
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Unequal Education
No Child Left Behind demands equal test scores from neighborhoods with unequal incomes and resources.
Michelle Chen
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Attack of the Killer Robots
The Pentagon’s dream of a techno army is doomed to fail.
Eric Stoner
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Green Jobs for Whom?
Obama must ensure that the green economy provides a living wage and opportunity for all.
Christopher Weber
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To the Streets
The killing of Oscar Grant inspired a Bay Area movement now coming to terms with its own complexity.
Sam Stoker
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The Failed Prophet
As Wall Street collapses, so does Milton Friedman’s legacy.
Bernie Sanders
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Ready to Rumble
Workers and Corporate America battle over the Employee Free Choice Act.
David Moberg
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The Radical Conservative
Vietnam veteran and author Andrew Bacevich on American decadence and the failure of the Iraq War.
David Barsamian
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Change Has Come: Scenes from the Inauguration
One man's quest to glimpse history through the elusive Purple Gate.
Pete Redington
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Which Way to Universal Healthcare?
Two leading reformers debate the role of private insurers.
Ezra Klein
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Making the Feds Model Employers
Obama must put a stop to worker abuse by private contractors.
David Moberg
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Lines Drawn in the Sandinistas
Nicaragua’s democratic left chafes under President Ortega’s rule.
Freda Moon
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Gaza in the Crosshairs
Israel cites all the wrong reasons for its invasion of Gaza.
Neve Gordon
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Obama’s Burden
From Israel to Afghanistan, foreign policy challenges will test the new administration.
Robert Dreyfuss
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Pulp Friction
A private equity firm’s decision to shut down a profitable paper mill devastates a Wisconsin community.
Roger Bybee
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Chávez Wins Again
Venezuelans continue to support socialist leader despite corruption fears
Steve Ellner
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Union-Made Lattes
The Industrial Workers of the World ramps up its campaign to organize Starbucks
Sam Stoker
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Obama’s Labor Pick Is Good News for Workers
Senior Editor David Moberg looks at this week's labor news, including Obama's labor secretary pick, Detroit's holiday package, and the recent death of labor leader Ron Carey.
David Moberg
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The Body Count On Main Street
The financial crisis takes a human toll
Nick Turse
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Morales Remakes Bolivia
A new constitution grants indigenous people unprecedented rights
Alex Van Schaick
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The War Dividend
Will the Pentagon lock the Obama administration into ever-escalating military budgets?
Mark Engler
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The Rise and Fall of Rod Blagojevich
The governor's apparent misdeeds were audacious even by Illinois standards, Senior Editor David Moberg says during this interview with "Democracy Now!" co-host Juan Gonzales, which aired Wednesday.
David Moberg
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Republic’s Battle Cry
Workers occupying a closed Chicago factory are sending a strong message to Washington: protect workers' rights.
David Moberg
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El Salvador’s New Left
Once a guerrilla movement, the FMLN has swapped revolutionary rhetoric for pragmatic politics.
Jacob Wheeler
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