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The James Foley I Knew

A great journalist, a better friend.

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Whither the American Dream?

In the wake of the foreclosure crisis, the Federal Housing Finance Agency has moved to make homeownership harder for ordinary Americans.

Mitria Wilson

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The People’s Climate March: This Generation’s March on Washington?

The climate justice movement is preparing for what could be its biggest mobilization yet. The stakes couldn't be higher.

Nick Engelfried

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The Tamale Underground

Street vendors must skirt the law to make a living.

Rebecca Burns

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Why Higher Voter Turnout Scares the GOP

Republicans are once again drumming up fear of a nearly non-existent crime: "voter fraud."

David Sirota

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Noam Chomsky: The End of History?

The short, strange era of human civilization would appear to be drawing to a close.

Noam Chomsky

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Why Labor Matters in the Fight for Racial Justice

Black workers' struggles in the labor movement have won important gains—including transformation of unions themselves.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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Nemesis of the Chemical Giants

For 30 years, scientist Theo Colborn has fought the chemical industry—and won.

Molly M. Ginty

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The Congress of Collective Hallucinations

In Ari Folman's new film, fantasy is a slippery slope.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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It’s Time To Speak Out for Gaza

Why have American politicians and editorial boards been silent in the face of extreme violence?

Marilyn Katz

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How U.S. Corporations Skip Out on Their Tax Bill

Microsoft is avoiding paying billions in taxes—and it's not the only one.

David Sirota

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Till I.C.E. Do Us Part

Tens of thousands of American families are torn asunder by U.S. immigration policies.

Yana Kunichoff

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Taylor Swift Twerks While The World Burns

The singer finally meets a controversy she can't shake off.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Obama’s Blacklist Includes More Than Just Terrorists

The government is putting journalists' calls 'on hold' ... permanently.

David Sirota

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5 Crucial Lessons for the Left From Naomi Klein’s New Book

You can't fight climate change without fighting capitalism, argues Klein in This Changes Everything.

Jessica Corbett and Ethan Corey

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Big Dallas Plunder

Dallas business interests stacked the school board. Now, a rule change could open the door for wholesale school privatization.

George Joseph

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Scott Walker’s Offshoring Flip-flop

Wisconsin Gov. Walker's convenient crusade against offshoring may prove to be surprisingly good for the state's working people.

Roger Bybee

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The Con Artistry of Charter Schools

Once an effort to improve public education, the charter school movement has transformed into a money-making venture.

Ruth Conniff

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Scenes From Ferguson We Must Not Overlook

As Ferguson's story continues to unfold, the images from those on the ground paint a haunting picture.

John Michael Davis

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What White People Are Getting Wrong About Ferguson

New poll shows Americans' reactions to the violence are divided along racial and political lines.

Jodie Gummow, AlterNet

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A Co-op State of Mind

New York City jumpstarts worker cooperatives

Ajowa Nzinga Ifateyo

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Orange Is the New Black, Season 2 Finale: Vee for Vendetta

After 11 episodes of slow build, all hell finally breaks loose at Litchfield.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Whose Presidential Campaign Will Your Pension Finance?

Republicans are arguing that Wall Street should have the right to influence politicians' investment decisions.

David Sirota

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Will the NYPD Headline the 2016 Democratic National Convention?

Things got ugly the last time a party convention came to the Big Apple.

Theodore Hamm