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Goodbye, Mr. Quips
Barney Frank retires at the end of 2012; we will miss his Capitol wit.
December 2012
COVER STORY
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Help Obama Find His Shoes
Progressives need to pressure Obama to stick up for workers as promised.
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Phew. Now What?
What does Obama's re-election mean for progressives?
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Climate Crisis: Do The Math
It's time to put real pressure on the fossil fuel industry.
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Spotlight on Dark Money
Now is the moment when the grassroots can overturn Citizens United.
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Jobs, Justice and the Planet
During Obama's second term, the Left cannot passively await changes from the Democratic Party.
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Educate All Kids Like Sasha and Malia
Obama's education policies are failing children, except for his own.
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Prosperity, Not Austerity
Obama needs to resist deficit-oriented, anti-worker austerity policies.
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Ground the Drones
It's time for the peace movement to challenge the president's foreign policies.
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Beyond the DREAM Act
How immigration reformers can get the GOP on board.
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Why Not Socialism?
The Right's red-baiting has been far too effective.
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Somewhere Under the Rainbow
When will the Left move on from movement-building?
Features
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Independent Media Now!
An interview with Amy Goodman.
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Democratic to the CORE
The Chicago Teachers Union’s secret to success? The rank and file are in control.
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Debating Intervention in Syria
Should we arm the rebels?
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Foodies Get Wobbly
Food supply chain workers adopt the IWW's radical actions to fight abusive employers.
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LGBT Merit Badge
The movement against the Boy Scouts of America’s straights-only rule is gaining momentum.
Act Locally
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Adidas Expelled from Cornell
The sporting apparel giant is losing university contracts over its labor practices.
culture
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film
Lincoln: Better Off Undead
Spielberg's new Lincoln doesn't hold a candle to Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
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music
Swiftian Logic
The narcissistic non-feminism of pop 'princess' Taylor Swift.
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Culture
Fall of the Monarchs
Can we save North America’s most beloved butterfly?
Columnists
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Exit Signs
Weak Teavangelicals
Despite great efforts, Billy Graham and his flock failed to pull out a Romney win. Is the 'values voter' era over?
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Back Talk
Hangovers, Electoral and Otherwise
So what are we to make of this election?
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Demented Medicine
BigPharma's illegal and abusive treatment of dementia patients.
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Views
Castro's Greatly Exaggerated Demise
Rumors of Fidel's failing health are likely overplayed yet again.
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The First Stone
The New Right's Rabid Watchdog
The only political party linked to organized 'voter fraud' in 2012 was the one loudly denouncing it.
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From the Old Country
The Feminine Mistake
What Eric Hobsbawm missed in his dismissal of feminism.
