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The Land of Milk and Honey Once More

The Land of Milk and Honey Once More The Land of Milk and Honey Once More

The shifting demographics of California are producing an American electoral majority that is more progressive.

Nov 16, 2012 / Robert Scheer

An Easy Task for Congress: Save the Post Office An Easy Task for Congress: Save the Post Office

A lame-duck Congress manufactured the current “postal crisis.” This lame-duck Congress could fix it.

Nov 16, 2012 / John Nichols

This Week in Poverty: The Fiscal Cliff and the Janitors Who Are Already on It This Week in Poverty: The Fiscal Cliff and the Janitors Who Are Already on It

Everything you need to know about our so-called “Fiscal Cliff” and the janitors in Cincinnati who are truly living on the edge.

Nov 16, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

Walmart Strike Spreads to Texas as Organizers Promise Massive Black Friday Protest

Walmart Strike Spreads to Texas as Organizers Promise Massive Black Friday Protest Walmart Strike Spreads to Texas as Organizers Promise Massive Black Friday Protest

Dallas Walmart workers are walking back out on strike.

Nov 16, 2012 / Josh Eidelson

Voting Rights Haven’t Gotten Such Attention Since 1965. What Did We Learn?

Voting Rights Haven’t Gotten Such Attention Since 1965. What Did We Learn? Voting Rights Haven’t Gotten Such Attention Since 1965. What Did We Learn?

Here are ten lessons from an election season in which voting itself was hotly debated.

Nov 16, 2012 / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch

In Just a Little Bit In Just a Little Bit

The media's blind veneration for the military figures led to its shellschocked response to David Petraeus's affair.

Nov 15, 2012 / Eric Alterman

The Big Four The Big Four

Making crossword music with a squeezebox jam.

Nov 15, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Naomi Klein: Could Superstorm Sandy Create Space for Progressive Reform? Naomi Klein: Could Superstorm Sandy Create Space for Progressive Reform?

In the wake of the superstorm, we need to involve communities—not corporations—in reconstruction efforts. 

Nov 15, 2012 / Press Room

Is a Deal with the Taliban on the Horizon? Is a Deal with the Taliban on the Horizon?

Now that the election is over, the US is freer to make peace with the Taliban.

Nov 15, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

Justice for Savita

Justice for Savita Justice for Savita

Don't let abortion laws kill any more women. 

Nov 15, 2012 / Jessica Valenti

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