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CFPB to Take on Shadow Corporate Justice System CFPB to Take on Shadow Corporate Justice System

Wronged consumers often find themselves forced into arbitration proceedings where a corporation has picked the judge. 

Apr 24, 2012 / George Zornick

Mitthusiasm Gap: Obama’s Pennsylvania Primary Vote Far Exceeds Romney’s Total

Mitthusiasm Gap: Obama’s Pennsylvania Primary Vote Far Exceeds Romney’s Total Mitthusiasm Gap: Obama’s Pennsylvania Primary Vote Far Exceeds Romney’s Total

Even though Republican primary races are the marquee contests, Obama’s Democratic primary vote totals have frequently beat Romney’s GOP numbers.

Apr 24, 2012 / John Nichols

Congress Needs to Act on Stafford Loan Rate Congress Needs to Act on Stafford Loan Rate

The current system is by no means perfect. But to make college even less accessible for the poor would have a devastating effect on inequality and upward mobility in this countr...

Apr 24, 2012 / StudentNation / Braden Bernards

New Videos Shed Light on Immigrant’s Brutal Death New Videos Shed Light on Immigrant’s Brutal Death

Mexican immigrant Anastasio Hernández Rojas was surrounded and brutally beaten by more than a dozen border patrol officials.

Apr 24, 2012 / Press Room

The Vatican’s Latest Target in the War on Women: Nuns The Vatican’s Latest Target in the War on Women: Nuns

The bishops want to put a stop to the nuns’ focus on social justice. Thanks to their second-class status within the church, the nuns have little recourse.

Apr 24, 2012 / Norman Birnbaum

Wars of Attrition from Vietnam to Afghanistan Wars of Attrition from Vietnam to Afghanistan

The U.S. military is stuck in a four-decade rut.

Apr 24, 2012 / Nick Turse

Did Conservative Sting Operatives Target Planned Parenthood—Again?

Did Conservative Sting Operatives Target Planned Parenthood—Again? Did Conservative Sting Operatives Target Planned Parenthood—Again?

Has an anti-choice group secretly videotaped “patients” asking about sex-selective abortion?

Apr 24, 2012 / Jessica Valenti

An Unlikely Coalition in New York Pushes Cuomo on Public Finance

An Unlikely Coalition in New York Pushes Cuomo on Public Finance An Unlikely Coalition in New York Pushes Cuomo on Public Finance

With national efforts at real campaign finance reform stalled, a savvy coalition aims to catapult New York from the bottom to the top of the class. Will Cuomo act?

Apr 24, 2012 / Ilyse Hogue

Protesters Arrested at Iowa Wells Fargo Protesters Arrested at Iowa Wells Fargo

In Des Moines, home to Wells Fargo’s mortgage division, protesters took a stand against the bank’s abusive lending practices.

Apr 23, 2012 / Laura Flanders

John Nichols: The Power of the General Strike

John Nichols: The Power of the General Strike John Nichols: The Power of the General Strike

What can a general strike do for workers and their rights?

Apr 23, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

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