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Genetic Disorder

Parents with limited incomes are being denied access to genetic tests and the counseling that experts say should accompany them

Dana Goldstein

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Kissing up to K Street

Democrats are selling out the economic populism that got them elected in the first place

David Sirota

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Stories of Survival

NO! explores rape within the African-American community and fights society's instinct to focus on the racism outside while turning a deaf ear to gender violence within

Cynthia Greenlee-Donnell

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He Shoots, She Scores

When Mike became Christine, she gave Los Angeles sports fans a courtside view of gender politics

John Ireland

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The Olympic Hustle

Chicagoans are already beginning to fear what hosting the 2016 Summer Games might do to their city

Mischa Gaus

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Two Degrees From Devastation

George Monbiot's book Heat: How to Stop the Planet from Burning argues that we must cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent

Phoebe Connelly

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The Battle for the Air

The EPA will decide today whether to strengthen its smog standards

Megan Tady

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What Vacation Days?

Despite being one of the richest nations, America denies its workers mandated paid vacations and sick days

David Moberg

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In the Crosshairs

Iraqi artist Wafaa Bilal invited people to shoot him, and got all too many takers

Kari Lydersen

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Democrats Shy Away From Emergency Contraception

Did the Democrats leave military servicewomen without EC for political reasons?

Beccah Golubock Watson

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At What Price Victory?

In order to pass their budget, House Democrats have proposed increasing the funding of a harmful abstinence-only program

Lindsay Beyerstein

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D.C. Fights For A Vote

The District of Columbia inches closer toward achieving its age-old goal of representation in the House

Ben Adler

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When College Ends, So Does Activism

Why selling out is a depressingly rational choice for many graduates

Adam Doster

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Whose Subsidy Is It Anyway?

Farmers take the heat, but Big Ag reaps the farm bill benefits

David Moberg

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Not By Spin Alone

In the battle over reproductive rights, on-the-ground organizing is far more effective than massaging the message

Laura Flanders

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Who’s Afraid of Democracy?

Believing that "people are rational as consumers and irrational as voters," many conservatives would favor free markets without democracy

Christopher Hayes

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Dancing Into the Majority

Once alienated, grassroots activists are finding ways to work with the Democratic Party establishment

Adam Doster

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Hello, I’m a Democrat

Meet the netroots activists who have moved online and into political office

Conor Kenny

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The Dreams of Others

By tying the drama to a mere personal whim, The Lives of Others fails to capture the true horror of the GDR

Slavoj Žižek

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Curiosity and a Cat Named Studs

Legendary Chicago writer Studs Terkel celebrates 95 years on May 16, and a new book this fall

Laura S. Washington

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Rebelde for the Cause

United Farm Worker pioneer leads immigrant rights struggle

Chelsea Ross

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Defining Hate in the United States

Despite widespread public support, hate crime law across the country remains inconsistent and the crimes often go unpunished.

John Ireland

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Making Trade Work for Everyone

Voters aren't happy with the reality of free trade--and Democrats are starting to listen

David Moberg

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Duck and Cover

The Bush admininstration's "Complex 2030" plan is reviving the nuclear threat

William D. Hartung and Frida Berrigan