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What Europe Can Learn from Ukraine

European leftists are too quick to patronize Ukrainian protesters.

Slavoj Žižek

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Rethinking ‘Rules for Radicals’

In 2014, would Saul Alinsky himself even be playing by the book?

Mark Engler and Paul Engler

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Sure, Bigwigs Want Labor Rights—But Only for Themselves

What do Apple, the NCAA and Tennessee Republicans all have in common?

David Sirota

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Chicagoland, Episode 5: Startups vs. Shootouts

The latest episode of the CNN miniseries ultimately lets Mayor Rahm Emanuel off the hook for Chicago's rifts.

Kari Lydersen

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Lobbyists Deceptively Claim the Public Favors Fast-Tracking Trade Agreements

Critics say the much-hyped opinion polls relied on tricky phrasing to create an impression of voter support.

Cole Stangler

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New Mexico’s Badlands

In low-income colonias, the state's unregulated real-estate market allows predators to thrive.

Joseph Sorrentino

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The ACA Could Be the Death Knell for Chicago’s Public Mental Health Clinics

In 2012, Mayor Emanuel's budget forced half the city's public mental health clinics to close; now the remaining six are in danger, too.

Kari Lydersen

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The Scariest Things We Learned From the UN’s Climate Change Report

The situation may not be helpless, but the news definitely isn't good.

John Light

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How I Met, Impregnated and Promptly Disregarded Your Mother

The popular CBS sitcom isn't the warmhearted delight viewers make it out to be.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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The Immigration Movement’s Left Turn

Advocates are moving away from the "pathway-to-citizenship" compromise—and are demanding a moratorium on deportations.

Michelle Chen

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When It Comes to Zombie-Killing, Father Knows Best

'The Walking Dead' is arguably one of the more conservative shows on television.

Katherine Don

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Beyond the Minimum Wage

When it comes to achieving economic justice, organizers and politicians have to set the bar higher.

Amy Dean

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Nuclear Weapons Won’t Keep Us Safe

The U.S. will spend an estimated $1 trillion on its nuclear arsenal in the next 30 years. And for what cause?

Noam Chomsky

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How a Shadowy Hollywood Conservative Group Gamed the IRS System

Yet the IRS doesn't seem to care all that much.

Adam Parfrey, AlterNet

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Game of Homes

The private-equity firm Blackstone could be your next landlord.

Rebecca Burns, Michael Donley & Carmilla Manzanet

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Kicked Out of Our Home, Courtesy of Blackstone

How an eviction, two arrests and one lost turtle led us to housing activism.

Michael Donley and Carmilla Manzanet

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By Making Fun of Gwyneth, Are We Really Dismantling Privilege?

The reactions to Kim Kardashian and Gwyneth Paltrow show that no matter what, women can't win.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Warren Buffet’s Epic NCAA Humblebrag

Buffett and Quicken Loans want to give you $1 billion for your perfect NCAA bracket—because they can.

David Sirota

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4 Ways the Hobby Lobby SCOTUS Case Could Spell Disaster

The Religious Right wants to deny you birth control coverage. So what's next?

Erika L. Sánchez, AlterNet

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Gas Export Push Gains Steam, Bulldozing Environmental Concerns

The Senate and House Energy Committees call to fast-track liquefied natural gas exports.

Cole Stangler

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The Politics of Envy

Why the 99% should be tired of fat cats who play the victim.

Michael Winship

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Our Plutocracy Problem

When the 1% and politicians join forces, democracy loses.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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Money, Money, Everywhere

In an age of disparity, corporate wealth is far from an indicator of economic health.

Rep. Alan Grayson

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William C. Erbey Has Built an Empire on Misery

The head of Ocwen Financial runs a slew of companies that profit from foreclosures.

Joel Sucher