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8 Messaging Tips for Embattled Democrats from a Longtime Pollster

A seasoned pollster explains the message Dems should be hammering home for the upcoming elections to prevent a Republican landslide.

Vic Fingerhut

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The Vicious Attacks of GamerGate Are the Norm for Women on the Internet

A brief history of online violence against women.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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It’s Not Just Bigoted Cops—Ferguson Has Seen a Century of Racist Policies

Segregated cities like Ferguson, Missouri, don't just develop spontaneously. They are consciously created by people and institutions who have a stake in maintaining racial inequality.

Joshua Holland

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St. Louis University Occupation Ends, But Movement for Justice in Ferguson Continues

The spirit of Occupy Wall Street lived on in a weeklong campus occupation demanding justice for Michael Brown.

James Anderson

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Amy Poehler’s Radical Niceness

Reading Poehler's new book Yes Please is like hanging out with a friend who believes you can do anything, and wants you to do much better.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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So the Battle Over Legalization Has Come Down to This: A Duel Between Weed and Booze

Drug reformers say marijuana is a far less harmful substance than alcohol—and are willing to go "hit for shot" to prove it.

David Sirota

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The Polluters Must Pay

Fossil fuel companies' profits are morally illegitimate. The public has the right to take those profits—to clean up their mess.

Naomi Klein

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Karen Lewis Has Already Redefined Chicago Politics

She's out of the race, but the movement continues to build.

James Thindwa

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Lessons for Today’s Social Movements from Gandhi’s Salt March

At the time of Mohandas Gandhi's salt satyagraha, he was accused of a major strategic blunder. But the action was actually hugely successful—and offers lessons for movements today.

Mark Engler and Paul Engler

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Fracking to Cure Breast Cancer

Why is the Susan G. Komen Foundation partnering with a major fossil fuels company?

David Sirota

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Dear White People’s Missed Opportunities

The film gives a view of the wide range of black identities, but can't seem to tell a story beyond them about the nature of power in our "post-racial" society.

Michael Collins

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A ‘Post-Political’ Labor Movement

Stanley Aronowitz on how the labor movement falters and how it might recover.

David Moberg

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Can Climate Change Unite the Left?

To avoid catastrophe, we must seize corporate polluters' wealth. And to do that, we must change everything.

Naomi Klein

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As Ferguson ‘Weekend of Resistance’ Begins, Organizers Weigh How to Turn a Moment into a Movement

With thousands descending on Ferguson today to demand justice for Michael Brown, a creator of #BlackLivesMatter thinks now may be the time to win long-term victories.

Julia Wong

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Big Brother Is Watching You—Through Your Metadata

Your personal information may seem to be anonymous, but it isn't.

David Sirota

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Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Isn’t Just the Right Thing to Do—It’s Good Economics

The median net worth of white families is 9.5 times more than Hispanic families and 12 times more than black families. And the gap has scarcely narrowed in half a century.

Solana Rice and Lillian Singh

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Home Care in Crisis

Everyone agrees the answer to the critical shortage of caregivers is good jobs. But how do we get there?

Kathryn Joyce

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Jesse Jackson Keeps Pushing

30 years after his first presidential run, Jackson talks Obama, Civil Rights and the black vote.

Joel Bleifuss

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Economic Inequality is Much Worse Than Most Americans Believe

According to a recent study, most of us severely underestimate just how bad the gap between the rich and the rest of us have gotten.

David Sirota

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Abortion Isn’t a Necessary Evil. It’s Great

Progressives should admit it: We like abortion.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Noam Chomsky: Only One Thing Will Make Israel Change Course

Israel's brutalization of Palestinians through exercises like "mowing the lawn" will persist without a change in U.S. policy.

Noam Chomsky

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Jon Burge, Torturer of Over 100 Black Men, Is Out of Prison After Less Than Four Years

Chicago's notorious former police commander is released from prison. A human rights lawyer representing police torture victims responds.

Flint Taylor

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White Politicians Still Run the Show in Heavily-Black Towns

Large numbers of African Americans are moving into towns and suburbs, yet their representation in the political system remains weak.

Terrell Jermaine Starr, Alternet

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7 Politicians Who Are Actually Talking About Inequality

A few lone voices in Congress are putting economic populism front and center.

David Moberg