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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

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Clothing to Die For

Bangladesh garment workers earn an average of $43 a month, and sometimes lose their lives.

Terry J. Allen

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Extreme Makeover: GOP Edition

Fearful of being outflanked by far-right extremists, the GOP is pushing for moderation in its ranks.

Achy Obejas

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Year of the White-Guy Meltdown

Boehner's f-bomb, LaPierre’s rant ... have the white men in power simply lost it?

Chris Lehmann

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Gold Diggers and Indians

Republicans want to have their way with Wisconsin's buried gold, but the Anishinaabe aren't having it.

Joel Bleifuss

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Who’s Afraid of Homophobia?

The Associated Press's decision to favor 'anti-gay' over 'homophobic' isn't as bad as some say.

Achy Obejas

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Castro’s Greatly Exaggerated Demise

Rumors of Fidel's failing health are likely overplayed yet again.

Achy Obejas

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The Feminine Mistake

What Eric Hobsbawm missed in his dismissal of feminism.

Jane Miller

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Demented Medicine

BigPharma's illegal and abusive treatment of dementia patients.

Terry J. Allen

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The New Right’s Rabid Watchdog

The only political party linked to organized 'voter fraud' in 2012 was the one loudly denouncing it.

Joel Bleifuss

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Hangovers, Electoral and Otherwise

So what are we to make of this election?

Susan J. Douglas

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Weak Teavangelicals

Despite great efforts, Billy Graham and his flock failed to pull out a Romney win. Is the 'values voter' era over?

Chris Lehmann

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The Novels We Write For Ourselves

There's nothing objectionable about the new Anna Karenina film starring Keira Knightley. But she won't be my Anna.

Jane Miller

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Voting for Obama with No Illusions

Four reasons to keep Obama in the White House and Romney out.

Achy Obejas

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‘A Giant Sucking Sound’

While Romney and Obama speechify, behind the scenes they continue to push policies that favor corporate profits over middle-class workers.

Leonard C. Goodman

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Frances Fox Piven: For the Welfare of All

The Left needs to proudly support social welfare.

Frances Fox Piven

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Rich Deserts

Our new cult of money ensures that breeding shall evermore speak to breeding.

Chris Lehmann

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The War on Teachers: Pick a Side

In Chicago, the teachers' strike was hugely popular. In the national media, it was maligned.

Joel Bleifuss

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Express Yourself, But Vote

This year's Democratic ticket may not be perfect, but, like life, it is much better than the alternative.

Joel Bleifuss

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In Defense of the Baby Boomers

Twentysomethings are indeed getting screwed, but not by an entire, somehow monolithic generation of selfish, greedy, resource-guzzling hogs.

Susan J. Douglas