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Why the U.S. Spent Billions on an Army that Conscripted Child Soldiers

Was that in the "national interest of the United States?"

Nick Turse

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The End of Mad Men and the Rise of Women

None of the women of Mad Men end up where they wanted to be. But they struggled, and they did rise.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Why Legal Weed Is the Future

Despite a confusing legal landscape, the marijuana economy keeps growing.

David Sirota

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Why Radicals Like Bernie Sanders Should Run As Democrats, Not Independents

The Left should take a page from the Tea Party's playbook and take power from within the Democratic Party.

Jacob Swenson-Lengyel

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As Podemos Rises in Spain, Will Feminism Rise With It?

The rising leftist party is attempting to grapple with the country's mixed legacy on gender equality.

Bécquer Seguín

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‘It’s Not for Us to Live In’: New Yorkers Speak Out About Gentrification

An oral history challenges preconceived notions of gentrification as something one can be 'for' or 'against.'

Richard Kreitner

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5 Million Immigrants, Promised Safety From Deportation, Are Still Waiting

Three months after Obama's executive action was supposed to take effect, it's held up in court, leaving millions in legal limbo.

Saadia Malik

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How the U.S. ‘Solved’ the Central American Migrant Crisis

By getting Mexico to do its dirty work—and making tens of thousands of migrants more vulnerable to rape, kidnapping, extortion and murder.

Joseph Sorrentino

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Why White Americans Don’t Believe in ‘Personal Accountability’ For Police

Do the nation’s police suffer from the ‘soft bigotry of low expectations’?

James Thindwa

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Chris Christie Is Facing Yet Another Investigation

At issue is whether Christie's officials have lined Wall Street's pockets with the retirement savings of teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public sector workers.

David Sirota

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No Easy Outs: The Revolutionary Reformism of Ralph Miliband

A new collection of essays by the seminal Marxist thinker highlights his simultaneously hopeful and clear-eyed vision, fiercely principled but always tethered to reality.

Shawn Gude

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From Ferguson to Baltimore, a 5-Step Guide to the Police Repression of Protest

Recent protests have showcased American military might on domestic soil.

Michael Gould-Wartofsky

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In Defense of Hillary Clinton, Democrats Embrace ‘Citizens United’

Why are prominent Democrats suddenly championing the court ruling?

David Sirota

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Why Did Ferguson and Baltimore Erupt? Look to the Government-Backed History of Housing Segregation

The recent African-American uprisings aren't just about police brutality.

Richard Rothstein

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In Baltimore and Across the Country, Black Faces in High Places Haven’t Helped Average Black People

Electing African-American political leaders has done little to alleviate the suffering of Black America.

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

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Why Black People Running From the Police Makes Perfect Sense

Sociologist Alice Goffman explains why the decision of so many young black men like Freddie Gray to run from the police is completely rational.

Neeraja Viswanathan, AlterNet

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The Two Faces of Evo

The Bolivian president gives to the poor but takes from the environment

Linda Farthing

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Cities and States Across the Country Are Paying Massive Secret Fees to Wall Street

Massive payouts to Wall Street are happening at the very moment politicians are demanding big cuts to retirees' pension benefits.

David Sirota

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Dozens of Energy Regulators Applied for Industry Jobs in 2014

Documents obtained by Greenwire show that FERC employees are actively and frequently seeking employment with the companies they regulate.

Justin Mikulka

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The 99% Isn’t Enough

We can't fight the rich without fighting our own privileges.

Nyki Salinas-Duda

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Why Don’t the American People Want to Tax the Rich? Oh Wait, They Do.

Despite what the New York Times would have you believe, Americans have said over and over that they want the wealthy to pay more.

Jim Naureckas

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Memories of an Afternoon with the Late Eduardo Galeano

Remembering an interview between a "poetically tone-deaf leftist" and the giant of the Latin American Left.

Danny Postel

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Can Los Angeles Teachers Push Back the Corporate Education Reform Movement?

LA teachers seem to be taking a page from the Chicago Teachers Union—including potentially building towards a strike.

Mario Vasquez

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Why Gay Rights Trump Women’s Rights

Why aren't we standing up against the assault on women's rights?

Marilyn Katz