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GOP: Masters of Media

As the GOP slashes the social safety net, the party seizes on 'scandals' to distract the public.

Susan J. Douglas

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Our Iron Curtain

The 'border security' provisions of the new immigration bill solve a problem that isn't.

Achy Obejas

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Obama’s SEC Cop-Out

The new chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission is fresh off Wall Street.

Joel Bleifuss

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The Problem Is Capitalism

Only radical reforms will solve neoliberalism's crisis of democracy.

Joseph M. Schwartz and Maria Svart

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Revoking Amnesty for Death Squads

El Salvador finally confronts the ghosts of its past.

Angelina Godoy

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The Right to Call In Sick

Portland joins a growing number of cities adopting paid sick leave ordinances.

Ellen Bravo

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Maggie Thatcher, Milk Snatcher

The tall tales are all true.

Jane Miller

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FCC: Fronting For Corporations?

Business is cheering Obama's nominee. That's bad news if you like your media diverse and your Internet free.

Joel Bleifuss

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The Next Chavez?

A narrow victory bought Nicolás Maduro immense power.

Achy Obejas

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Demystifying India

Jane Miller reflects on the end of an empire.

Jane Miller

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The Digital Education Divide

Massive Open Online Courses threaten to aggravate the problems they were designed to solve.

Susan J. Douglas

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The Gay Old Party

Republicans are waving a white flag in their battle against marriage equality--or is that a rainbow flag?

Achy Obejas

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Drone Justice is Blind

There's no way President Obama can fairly review each drone strike.

Leonard C. Goodman

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The GOP’s Cuban Conundrum

As they begin to lose their Cuban-American base, Republicans start seeing faults in a Cold War-era immigration policy.

Achy Obejas

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Hollywood Is the Wrong Target

Entertainment isn't causing a culture of gun violence--we are.

Michael Atkinson

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Tea Party Coup D’état

Progressives are too quick to believe that the Tea Party hurts Republicans.

Joel Bleifuss

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A Romanian Exorcism

Cristian Mungiu's film 'Beyond the Hills' will take your breath away.

Michael Atkinson

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Frack You and the Sand You Rode In On

Fracking's evil twin: the mining of prehistoric sand.

Terry J. Allen

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Loving to Hate the Royal Family

Hilary Mantel's sniping at Kate Middleton, and why we Britons cling to our monarchy.

Jane Miller

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No Sanctuary in the Ivory Tower

Why didn't MIT defend Aaron Swartz?

Chris Lehmann

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A Just War in Timbuktu?

How the Salafist uprising in Mali threw our Enlightenment ideals into confusion.

Joel Bleifuss

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NRA: No Research Allowed

Two reasons the NRA is like Big Tobacco.

Susan J. Douglas

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A Deadly Disorder at the EPA

Before we can save the honeybees, we need to resuscitate the EPA.

Joel Bleifuss

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How Long Can Hugo Chavez Call In Sick?

Venezuela's ailing president has kept the wolves at bay for 69 days, but restlessness is brewing.

Achy Obejas