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Nader, Bruce Fein Blast Obama on Power Grabs »

By Bruce Fein and Ralph Nader, May 14, 2013

“You are obliged by your constitutional oath to explain by what authority you are acting.”read more

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Global Warming at an Intolerable Level »

By Amitabh Pal, May 13, 2013

Our only hope lies in organized efforts to pressure the Obama Administration to do the right thing.read more

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Farm Bill Fiasco »

By Christopher D. Cook, May 13, 2013

Agribusiness dominates the process. The food movement must unite to bring about much-needed change.read more

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Cenk Uygur Celebrates a Billion Views »

By Ed Rampell, May 13, 2013

“FOX is propaganda for the Republicans. MSNBC is propaganda for the Democrats. CNN is propaganda for both.”read more

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Why I Write »

By Eduardo Galeano, May 12, 2013

I try to say more with less, looking for words better than the wisest silence—naked, naked words free of rhetorical clothes.read more

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A Mother’s Day bond with an inmate »

By Cindy Sanford, May 11, 2013

I pray that one day I will get a Mother’s Day card from him without the Department of Corrections stamp imprinted across it.read more

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Captive Women Expose Cleveland’s Systemic Failure »

By Roldo Bartimole, May 10, 2013

The city’s leaders don’t give a damn about ordinary citizens.read more

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Lesson of Bangladesh: Pressure Clothing Companies »

By Amitabh Pal, May 10, 2013

We don’t need more grim news from Bangladesh down the road.read more

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How School Privatizers Buy Elections »

By Ruth Conniff, May 8, 2013

Check out the American Federation for Children, and how the group bragged about putting Republicans in power in Wisconsin.read more

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Geller’s Anti-Muslim Crusade Must End »

By Joseph Mayton, May 8, 2013

Geller and her ilk seem hell bent on creating a society that fears our neighbors based not on actions, but on mere association.read more

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Colbert Busch Falls Short »

By Corey Hutchins, May 8, 2013

“We gave it a heck of a fight,” she says in her concession speech.read more

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Remembering Wounded Knee occupation 40 years later »

By Mark Anthony Rolo, May 8, 2013

It’s been 40 years since American Indian activists ended their occupation of Wounded Knee, S.D., but thanks to them, life has improved in Indian country.read more

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Progressive Muslim Group Fights Two-Pronged Battle »

By Amitabh Pal, May 7, 2013

The group Muslims for Progressive Values is countering those who demonize the community.read more

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The Eurozone Dream Ends in Soup Kitchens »

By Alex Politaki, May 7, 2013

A full-blown humanitarian crisis is emerging in Greece, engineered but ignored by the leaders of the Eurozone.read more

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June 2013

Preserving Our Home on Earth

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