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The NYT Is Wrong: Greece Shouldn’t Accept Endless Depression Because Default Might Be Painful
The paper of record says Greeks should look to the example of Argentina's 2001 default. But that default actually seems to have tremendously benefited the country.
Dean Baker
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How Activists Won Reparations for the Survivors of Chicago Police Department Torture
A history of the movement to make Chicago pay for the crimes of former police commander Jon Burge.
Flint Taylor
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Watch a Very ‘80s Bernie Sanders Make His Folk Music Album on a Public Access TV Show
A 1987 episode of Sanders's public access television show, Bernie Speaks, provides a look at the presidential candidate's musical side.
Lauren Gaynor
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Three U.S. Churches Are Now Debating Divestment From Companies Invested in the Israeli Occupation
The debates come just after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu compared BDS activism to the Holocaust.
Ryan Rodrick Beiler
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Dylann Roof’s Rhodesian, South African Flags Symbolize White Supremacy. So Does the Confederate Flag
That a racist mass murderer would embrace of the three flags should end the debates about whether or not the Confederate flag can mean anything other than racism.
Peter Cole
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Good News for Bernie Sanders? Poll Shows 47% of Americans Would Vote for a Socialist
A sizeable chunk of Americans say they'd consider voting to send a socialist to the Oval Office.
Marc Daalder
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Going Beyond Labor’s Limitations: Larry Cohen Reflects on His Time as a Progressive Union President
An interview with Larry Cohen, outgoing Communications Workers of America president, on how the U.S. labor movement can go bigger.
David Moberg
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Neil Young: Donald Trump Shouldn’t Use My Music. Bernie Sanders Can, Though
Young managed to decry Trump's use of his song, lament rising inequality and endorse Sanders all at the same time.
Lauren Gaynor
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The Confederate Flag Is a Symbol of Racist Terror. It Should Be Eradicated.
If we don’t eliminate the Confederate flag, we can only expect more racist, depraved acts like Dylann Roof's in our future.
Frank Smecker
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Why Chicago Won’t Go Bankrupt—And Detroit Didn’t Have To
Detroit's bankruptcy wasn't inevitable. Neither is Chicago's. But the austerity hawks don't want you to know that.
Saqib Bhatti
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Whose Race—And Gender—Is it Anyway?
Caitlyn Jenner and Rachel Dolezal trigger an important conversation.
Marilyn Katz
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Jeb Bush’s Presidential Announcement Was Simultaneously Audacious and Underwhelming
Bush's presidential campaign announcement was high on the rhetoric. Unfortunately, it was also inconsistent with everything we already know about Jeb Bush.
David Sirota
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Why Corporate Media Want to Blame California’s Drought on Your Eating Avocados
The New York Times is wrong: consumers eating grapes and mandarin oranges aren't the ones really guilty of contributing to California's water shortage.
Jim Naureckas
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How Obamacare Is Actually Preventing Americans From Escaping Poverty
Obamacare was intended to alleviate the health cost burdens for the working and middle class. But in practice, it often works differently.
Darlena Cunha
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Why Bernie Sanders Is the Perfect Candidate for This Moment in American Politics
Sanders's laser-like focus on inequality is perfectly in sync with the nation's current political climate.
Theo Anderson
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In Max Blumenthal’s ‘The 51 Day War,’ Life in Gaza Looks Bleak, But Resistance is Growing
Blumenthal offers an unembellished look at the misery on the ground in the Gaza Strip during Israel's Operation Protective Edge in 2014.
Ben Lorber
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The Yes Men’s Latest Stunt: Helping Activists Around the County Pull Off Their Own Pranks
The activists behind the group are known for pranking big corporate and governmental institutions. Now they have created a tool to help others do the same.
Michael Payne
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Caitlyn Jenner and Miley Cyrus Shouldn’t Be Asked to Be Official LGBTQ Representatives
Jenner and Cyrus may be unlikely social justice ambassadors, but they're being the best thing they can be: themselves.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
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How the Border Security Industry Will Profit Hugely From Climate Change
A hawk’s eye-view of global warming.
Todd Miller and Alex Devoid
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The Death of Climate Denialism
Soon the Right will have to abandon its head-in-the-sand strategy—but its next tactic may be more dangerous.
Kate Aronoff
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Actually, Bernie Sanders Isn’t a Crackpot—He Favors Policies the Majority of Americans Want
Despite what corporate Democrats and the Bernie-bashing mainstream media might tell you, Main Street America favors left-leaning policies.
Bill Moyers and Michael Winship
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Two Years After Snowden’s Leaks, Little Has Changed in Obama’s Approach to Transparency
The public and even Congress are acting against mass surveillance. When will the President get the memo?
David Sirota
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The Culture Wars Are Over—And They Aren’t Coming Back
The movements of the 1960s challenged the Leave It to Beaver values of American life, producing the culture wars. But those wars are now finished.
Micah Uetricht
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#NoTarSands Resistance March Draws Thousands in Midwest
Indigenous activists from the 200 Great Lakes Indians lead thousands to say to #NoTarSands in the largest anti-tar sands demonstration in Midwest history.
David Goodner
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