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UAW’s Challenge To Republican Political Interference Is About More than VW Vote

UAW’s Challenge To Republican Political Interference Is About More than VW Vote UAW’s Challenge To Republican Political Interference Is About More than VW Vote

It is time to call out politicians who use the authority of government to weaken existing unions and to thrwart the right to organize.

Feb 22, 2014 / John Nichols

#LaSalida? Venezuela at a Crossroads

#LaSalida? Venezuela at a Crossroads #LaSalida? Venezuela at a Crossroads

The protests this week have far more to do with returning economic and political elites to power than with their downfall.

Feb 22, 2014 / George Ciccariello-Maher

Crisis in Kiev: The Way Out

Crisis in Kiev: The Way Out Crisis in Kiev: The Way Out

The United States has little leverage, but at the least it can let Moscow know it doesn”t want chaos in Kiev.

Feb 21, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

Lee Fang: The Rise of Shadow Lobbying

Lee Fang: The Rise of Shadow Lobbying Lee Fang: The Rise of Shadow Lobbying

Lee Fang visits Democracy Now! to discuss “The Shadow Lobbying Complex,” his latest feature for The Nation.

Feb 21, 2014 / Press Room

Life Just Got Better for Homeless Kids in New York

Life Just Got Better for Homeless Kids in New York Life Just Got Better for Homeless Kids in New York

De Blasio closes shoddy shelters, and eyes a bigger fix. 

Feb 21, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy

The Pro-Israel Freakout

The Pro-Israel Freakout The Pro-Israel Freakout

Censorship at Jewish museums and a crude new anti–J Street documentary suggest a pro-Israel establishment in a panic.

Feb 21, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

Chevron’s Lobbyist Now Runs the Congressional Science Committee

Chevron’s Lobbyist Now Runs the Congressional Science Committee Chevron’s Lobbyist Now Runs the Congressional Science Committee

The oil industry is getting increasingly cozy with the Committee, which has undermined efforts to tackle global warming and air pollution.

Feb 21, 2014 / Lee Fang

The Battle for Kiev

The Battle for Kiev The Battle for Kiev

All parties involved share responsibility for the failure of negotiations and the escalation of violence in Ukraine. 

Feb 21, 2014 / Nicolai N. Petro

The Men We Kill, and the Men We Don’t

The Men We Kill, and the Men We Don’t The Men We Kill, and the Men We Don’t

A drone strike in Yemen in December may have killed civilians and violated Obama’s targeted killing policies, a new report says. 

Feb 21, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

‘Men Aren’t Used to the Prospect of Being Objectified’: Wade Davis on Michael Sam and Homophobia in the NFL

‘Men Aren’t Used to the Prospect of Being Objectified’: Wade Davis on Michael Sam and Homophobia in the NFL ‘Men Aren’t Used to the Prospect of Being Objectified’: Wade Davis on Michael Sam and Homophobia in the NFL

Former NFL player Wade Davis talks to us about Michael Sam and the risks and rewards of being gay in the NFL in 2014.

Feb 21, 2014 / Dave Zirin

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