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Keep the Heat on Obama
In 1992, when Bill Clinton won the Democratic nomination, Washington progressives -- the leaders of unions, think tanks… more
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Feeding the Beast
In order to weaken federal agencies, the Bush administration has expanded them to the point of collapse
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No Refuge from Iraq in Canada
Conscientious objectors from the U.S. military who are seeking refuge in Canada are rightly confused about the rules… more
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The Mess is the Message
Since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast in 2005, the president's approval rating has hovered around a paltry… more
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Will Obama Wave Bayh Bye to the White House?
If you believe the chatter, Barack Obama is desperately seeking a white guy -- any white guy --… more
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Bulldozed in Bethlehem
WEST BANK -- The Salim family lives in a rural area with steep hills and long views --… more
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Getting Messy With Jesse Helps Obama
I find it hard to believe that the Rev. Jesse Jackson was unaware the Fox News mic was… more
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Why Soldiers Rape
Culture of misogyny, illegal occupation, fuel sexual violence in military
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Unholy Allies
In March 2007, Al Gore triumphantly returned to the Senate to testify before the Environmental Committee about the… more
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Wireless to the People
I'm no football fan, but I paid close attention to Saturday's preseason showdown between the Washington Redskins and… more
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Your Flat Screen Has (Greenhouse) Gas
Vegging out in front of your flat-panel TV may pose more danger than turning your brain to mush.… more
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Greens Not Turning Blue
Farheen Hakeem knew she was doing something right when local Democrats came calling. In 2006, on the heels… more
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All Guns, No Butter
Now retired, Thomas P. Christie has served the U.S. government as an influential military analyst and manager. After… more
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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to Denver
BUTTE, Montana -- Drinking a pint in Butte, Montana's M&M bar should be an entry in a "Things… more
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5 Minutes to Nuclear Midnight
Sixty-three years ago this week, the United States was the first (and last, so far) nation to use… more
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Life After Foster Care
Even with extended benefits, foster children face daunting challenges
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The American Left: Does a Nationwide ‘Progressive Movement’ Actually Exist?
George W. Bush will go down in history as one of this country's worst presidents ever. But there… more
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Don’t Tase Me, GOP!
The St. Paul Police Department is arming itself with Tasers. Local activists and media say that the department… more
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Sanity From The Silver Screen
When President Bush responded to 9/11 and the subsequent economic downturn by ordering us to go shopping, many… more
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Big Media Hectors Obama on ‘Surge’
For six years, with few exceptions, the Washington press corps has been cheerleading for the Iraq War –… more
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War Crimes Hunter
On the Trail of Atrocity in Vietnam
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Ivory Tower Inc.
For those of us who have flirted with a life in academia, Marc Bousquet's How the University Works:… more
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Six Little Words To Fix America’s Wage Crisis
History books teem with six-word phrases, from the comforting ("Nothing to fear but fear itself") to the inspiring… more
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Bad Days for Newsrooms — and Democracy
The decline of newspapers is not about the replacement of the antiquated technology of newsprint with the lightning… more
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Let Them Eat Free Markets
How deregulation fuels the global food crisis
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Promoting Incompetence in Iraq
Since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, Gens. George Casey, David Petraeus and Ricardo Sanchez have not… more
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What’s So ‘Free’ About Philly’s New Wi-Fi Plan?
Without a computer and the knowledge to get online wirelessly, "free Wi-Fi" isn't truly free and accessible. Offering… more
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Muqtada, the Future of Iraq
"Firebrand." It was the ubiquitous moniker used to describe Iraq's fiercely anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr when, in… more
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‘Centrists’ Running the Asylum
In the asylum that is American politics, beware a candidate like Barack Obama when he is lauded for… more
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McCain’s Aches and Pains
Like jokes about President Bush being stupid, cheap shots at Sen. John McCain's age are largely unfunny. More… more
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The Dark Side of the Toyota Prius
The National Labor Committee (NLC), a New York-based human rights group, has been investigating working conditions at Toyota… more
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Chicago’s Olympic Dreams Undeserved
Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley has set his sights on winning the gold for his city. The International… more
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EPA on Trial
For more than six years, Hugh Kaufman has been battling the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), his employer for… more
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The American Left: Dogmatic rhetoric is self-defeating
Martha Biondi and James Thindwa's viewpoint, "Earth to Ken Brociner," does start out with a clever title –… more
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Is the Fourth Estate a Fifth Column?
Corporate media colludes with democracy's demise
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Anywhere Becomes Everywhere
I spent the July 4th weekend in my own Americana cliche: I relaxed in the humid heartland, drank… more
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Gun-toters in La-La Land
The conservative answer to America's crime plague is to put more guns on the streets. If that's not… more
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Poison Pill Slipped Into Indian Health Bill
Pro-life amendment used to derail legislation
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Food Fights
Globally, 1 billion overweight people coexist with 800 million starving people. That's one of many perverse facts in… more
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Holding Barack Accountable
In recent weeks, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has treated his supporters to a series of unsettling revelations about… more
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Five Years on the Hotel Picket Line
Directly west of Chicago's iconic Buckingham Fountain sits the Congress Hotel. Itself an icon during its heyday of… more
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The Free Trade Heretic
Ha-Joon Chang is an award-winning Cambridge economist whose new book, Bad Samaritans, explodes what its subtitle calls "the… more
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Bush’s Selective Mourning
The Fourth of July is the time for patriotic hoohah by national poobahs. So, Commander-in-Chief George W. Bush… more
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Re-thinking Soup for the Soul
Re-thinking Soup, a project of Chicago's Jane Addams Hull House Museum, serves up bowls of soup to bring… more
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Earth to Ken Brociner
In The American Left: What Progressives Can Learn From Obama, Ken Brociner claims that the U.S. left, especially… more
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