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Grand Old Race-Baiting
Ian Haney López's new book argues that conservatives have subtly exploited racism to disenfranchise us all.
Susan J. Douglas
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We Shot John Lennon
50 years ago, the Beatles ran afoul of America's pathologies.
Susan J. Douglas
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Is Another Crossfire Possible?
Jon Stewart was wrong: America needs vigorous debate. Too bad the new Crossfire doesn't deliver.
Bhaskar Sunkara
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Where Obama’s Class Speech Failed
The president claims 'the opportunity gap in America is now as much about class as it is about race.' Is it?
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
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A Private-Sector Model: Really?
How Obama and the Democrats failed to defend the universal right to healthcare.
James Thindwa
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Dumbing America Down
The Right wants us to think higher education has no value.
Susan J. Douglas
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Soccer in Sun and Shadow
Blazing heat isn't the only problem with holding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Bhaskar Sunkara
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Obamacare After Obama
The Affordable Care Act's issues will be far from resolved by 2016.
Achy Obejas
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The Social Movement Romance
Progressives can't let a love affair with social movements distract them from electoral politics.
Joel Bleifuss
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The Hypocritical Oath: Make a Healthy Profit
Practitioners of both traditional and alternative medicine rake in cash from the credulous.
Terry J. Allen
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How Cuba’s Bitter Sons Shut Down the U.S. Government
In Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, the Tea Party found the perfect pawns.
Achy Obejas
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Flipping the House in 2014
Next year's congressional elections call for a more unified, progressive and revitalized Democratic Party.
Carl Davidson
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President Obama: Incompetent or Liar?
Without Snowden leaks, the president wouldn’t even know that the NSA spies on world leaders.
Steven Hill
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What Our Country Has Done for Us
The high hopes of JFK's day have mostly been dashed.
Susan J. Douglas
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The War on the Gullible
75 years after the 'War of the Worlds' broadcast, Americans are still panicked by fake news.
Susan J. Douglas
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A Different Kind of Shutdown
What if progressives took a page from the Tea Party?
Bhaskar Sunkara
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The War That Wasn’t
Snowden and Manning taught Americans skepticism, and not a moment too soon.
Leonard C. Goodman
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Mining Your Life for Their Profit
A behind-the-screens look at how Internet giants sell your personal information.
Susan J. Douglas
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The Biggest Threat to the Black Vote
The best way to defend African-American voting rights is to end the War on Drugs.
James Thindwa
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What a Tangled (World Wide) Web
Have our youth lost the gift of boredom?
Jane Miller
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Don’t Hate the Player
In defense of Alex Rodriguez.
Bhaskar Sunkara
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Compounders Slip Through Deadly FDA Loophole
A Big-Pharma-funded Congress has tied regulators' hands. The result? Lethal drugs.
Terry J. Allen
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Chicago Teachers Lead the Way
The CTU plans to change the political landscape in Chicago.
Joel Bleifuss
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Girls Don’t Just Want to Have Fun
As state legislatures attack women's reproductive rights, the media focus elsewhere.
Susan J. Douglas
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