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Bernie Sanders: The People’s President?

The Vermont senator on why he's mulling a run for the White House in 2016

Joel Bleifuss

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Mad Men, Season 7 Episode 7: Goodbye, Bert Cooper, You Otherworldly Elf

Man lands on the moon, Peggy lands a big pitch, and Sterling Cooper moves definitively from past to future.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Up the River

Why the West Virginia spill was not a freak occurrence.

Molly M. Ginty

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Two Ways Chris Christie Screwed Over Pensioners for GOP Donors

How the New Jersey governor spawned the shortfall.

David Sirota

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Run, Bernie, Run—But As What?

Dems, Greens, independents and socialists are courting Vermont’s junior senator.

Cole Stangler

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A Bipartisan Alliance That’s True As Steel

Dumped steel from abroad threatens thousands of American jobs.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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Taking on ‘Capital’ Without Marx

What Thomas Piketty misses in his critique of capitalism.

David Harvey

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Ode To America’s Freshwater People

On Abraham Lincoln, Carl Sandburg, Mrs. O'Leary's cow, and other Midwesterners.

Kurt Vonnegut

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Mad Men: Season 7, Episode 6: Peggy and Don, Reunited (And It Feels So Good)

This was the kind of episode Mad Men fans live for.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Oligarchy Enshrined

Why the Supreme Court’s McCutcheon ruling is good news for the super-rich and bad news for progressive Democrats.

Cole Stangler

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Chicago’s Hidden Stop-and-Frisk

A lack of data makes police profiling difficult to prove in Chicago, but the arrest of two Latino outreach workers suggests it's alive and well.

Kari Lydersen

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Journalism Without Guts

Too often these days, journalists are afraid to challenge those in power.

David Sirota

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Net Neutrality Is Real—And It’s In Danger

Despite what cable and phone companies would like us to believe, the FCC has done much to ensure an open Internet.

Marvin Ammori

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GOP Takes Aim at Obamacare Once Again

Republicans have distorted facts to fuel their assault on a favorite target.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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No Such Agency

Glenn Greenwald’s new book, No Place To Hide, recounts how he and Edward Snowden dragged the secretive agency into the spotlight.

Daniel Massoglia

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Mad Men: Season 7, Episode 5: The Tragedy of the Nipple in a Box

As Ginsberg suffers a breakdown, Betty finally has a breakthrough.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Tori Amos Returns, Unrepentant

Without Tori Amos, pop music wouldn't be what it is today. Will she finally get the recognition she deserves?

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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The Genes Made Us Do It

The new pseudoscience of racial difference.

Jonathan Marks

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Garbage: It’s What’s for Dinner

An easy way to combat the wastefulness of our food system.

Frida Berrigan

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How Wall Street Financial Fees Choke Our Cities

L.A. is on the hook for millions of dollars in the same scheme that has plagued cities across America.

David Sirota

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The Recovery That Could Have Been

We messed up, but we still have a chance to do the stimulus right.

Rep. Alan Grayson

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The Political Legacy of Tim Carpenter

A tribute to the radical Democrat and "ultimate organizer."

Cole Stangler

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Relevant to Our Interests?

Longtime essayist Ellen Willis' work is important, whether or not it encapsulates our current state of affairs.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Cuban Players, Caught in a Pickle

U.S. law pushes Cuban baseball players into exile if they wish to go pro.

Achy Obejas