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The Politics of Sight

Not knowing the truth behind what we consume makes things easier, but at what cost?

David Sirota

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Contradiction Where Religion and American Politics Meet

In the U.K., Christians lean to the Left. How has the American Right co-opted a doctrine that espouses social justice?

David Sirota

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Collateral Insanity in Afghanistan

After decades of military devastation, Afghans are traumatized.

Terry J. Allen

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Our Bodies, Their Politics

The last few months have made abundantly clear what women must do: Rid America's capitols of misogynists.

Marilyn Katz

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The End of ‘Shut Up and Play’

When athletes champion causes, they show young fans that politics isn't just an inside-the-beltway game.

David Sirota

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Barbie’s Plastic Politics

Mattel's vacuous icon is the perfect presidential candidate: she stands for nothing.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Israel Needs a New Narrative

Casting Jews as permanent victims is both outdated and counterproductive to the country's well-being.

Marilyn Katz

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Hypothetical Matchups: A Gaffe-ing Matter

Let's not forget GOP primary season verbal missteps as the general election begins.

Susan J. Douglas

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Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need New Roads

The U.S. pays a hefty toll, both socially and economically, for its road construction fetish.

David Sirota

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Katniss: Heroine of the Great Recession

The Hunger Games is about overcoming poverty in a starkly unequal world. Sound familiar?

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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The Assault on Public Education

One of America's greatest achievements is being defunded and degraded by the dictates of the marketplace.

Noam Chomsky

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Feminists and Immigrants

Why don't many women's rights advocates see attacks on immigrants as part of their struggle?

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Charter Schools Are Not the Silver Bullet

With all the reformist buzz, where are the results?

David Sirota

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The Banality of Corporate Evil

Claiming they can't be held liable for human rights abuses, corporations reach a new height of hypocrisy.

Joel Bleifuss

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The Layer Ploy

The oil and gas industries are using the oldest corporate trick in the book: Hide the real agenda behind something popular.

David Sirota

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Utah’s New Abortion Waiting Game

The state's new mandatory 72-hour waiting period for an abortion is condescending, costly and just as insidious as other restrictions.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Ron Paul’s Common Sense

He's wrong on many things, but when it comes to foreign policy and civil liberties, the GOP Congressman sounds the right notes.

Leonard C. Goodman

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Trumpeting the Superpower Status Quo

President Obama's 'Defense Strategic Review' is old sauce in a new bottle—and the country's worse for it.

Gregory D. Foster

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A Welcome Return to Basic Standards

The meaning of Rush Limbaugh's recent apology.

David Sirota

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A Broken Writ, a Kangaroo Court

Habeas corpus rights aren't intact in America. Just ask my Guantanamo detainee client.

Leonard C. Goodman

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The Opposite of Snobbery

Rick Santorum thinks making college affordable for all is elitist. How else are Americans going to find good-paying jobs?

David Sirota

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What Are Iran’s Intentions?

As tensions flare between Iran and the West, 120 nonaligned nations agree: the country has the right to enrich uranium.

Noam Chomsky

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Paula Deen: This Little Piggy Went to Market

Why the TV cooking celebrity waited three years to announce her diabetes.

Terry J. Allen

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Forgetting the Past, One Military Movie at a Time

When the entertainment industry gets in bed with the Pentagon, censorship is inevitable.

David Sirota