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Herman Cain’s Next Scandal: His Smoking Campaign Manager Herman Cain’s Next Scandal: His Smoking Campaign Manager

Mark Block, who is all over the media defending his boss against allegations of sexual harassment, has his own scandal-plagued past.

Nov 1, 2011 / John Nichols

Occupy Bowdoin Kicks Off Occupy Bowdoin Kicks Off

The anatomy of a movement at Bowdoin College.

Nov 1, 2011 / StudentNation / Erica Berry

What Is Occupy Wall Street About? What Is Occupy Wall Street About?

This video, courtesy of Occupy Animators, helps explain what’s at stake and why the new movement against economic inequality is growing so rapidly.

Nov 1, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

The Commodification of Occupy Wall Street

The Commodification of Occupy Wall Street The Commodification of Occupy Wall Street

In America, corporations can’t wait to slap dollar signs on social uprisings, and Occupy Wall Street is no exception.

Nov 1, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny

Occupy Oakland Calls for a November 2 General Strike

Occupy Oakland Calls for a November 2 General Strike Occupy Oakland Calls for a November 2 General Strike

In less than two weeks, Occupy Oakland went from its first public action to calling for a city-wide general strike.

Nov 1, 2011 / Gabriel Thompson

The Art of the Shakedown, From the Nile to the Potomac The Art of the Shakedown, From the Nile to the Potomac

How corruption in the US puts everyday corruption in Africa to shame.

Nov 1, 2011 / Lawrence Weschler

Conservative Media Say the Sexual Harassment Claim Against Cain Is an Attack From the Left Conservative Media Say the Sexual Harassment Claim Against Cain Is an Attack From the Left

What happens when a nonpartisan newspaper reveals unflattering information about a Republican?

Nov 1, 2011 / Ben Adler

Katrina vanden Heuvel: People Are in Motion for Change Katrina vanden Heuvel: People Are in Motion for Change

Katrina's first book, The Change I Believe In: Fighting for Progress in the Age of Obama, examines the systemic dysfunction that plagues American politics.

Oct 31, 2011 / Press Room

Ari Berman: Paul Ryan Is a ‘Class Warrior for the Wealthy’ Ari Berman: Paul Ryan Is a ‘Class Warrior for the Wealthy’

Paul Ryan doesn't have his facts straight when it comes to our nation's widening class divide.

Oct 31, 2011 / Press Room

Three Poems by Thomas Sayers Ellis Three Poems by Thomas Sayers Ellis

"Mr. Dynamite Splits," "Or," "My Meter is Percussive"

Oct 31, 2011 / Thomas Sayers Ellis

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