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Predistribution: A Big, New Idea Predistribution: A Big, New Idea

As the income gap widens, British Labour leaders say a “tax and spend” approach isn't enough. 

Sep 17, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Letter From Rio: Save Armando’s House From the Olympics Letter From Rio: Save Armando’s House From the Olympics

In prepartion for the 2016 games, Olympic organizers are destroying communities, many of which took decades to build.

Sep 17, 2012 / Dave Zirin

Paul Ryan’s Myth of Volunteerism Paul Ryan’s Myth of Volunteerism

If Ryan thinks rescuing missing children is a good thing, why does he hate the entity that does it?

Sep 17, 2012 / Ben Adler

Wisconsin Judge Rules Walker’s Anti-Labor Law ‘Null and Void’ Wisconsin Judge Rules Walker’s Anti-Labor Law ‘Null and Void’

“Collective bargaining has been restored for teachers across Wisconsin, for municipal employees across Wisconsin,” says a key union leader.

Sep 15, 2012 / John Nichols

The Stimulus Alone Won’t Fix the Economy The Stimulus Alone Won’t Fix the Economy

A sweet day for the financial traders does not necessarily translate into good news for Joe Sixpack.

Sep 14, 2012 / William Greider

The GOP’s Self-Mutilating Panic The GOP’s Self-Mutilating Panic

Recent actions and attack lines coming from Republicans show that they’re really getting desperate.

Sep 14, 2012 / Leslie Savan

Yes, Race Influences Opposition to Obama Yes, Race Influences Opposition to Obama

Here's something to remember: we're only forty-seven years removed from the official end of Jim Crow.

Sep 14, 2012 / Jamelle Bouie

This Week in Poverty: Poverty Tour 2.0 Hits the Battleground States (VIDEO) This Week in Poverty: Poverty Tour 2.0 Hits the Battleground States (VIDEO)

Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West’s Poverty Tour 2.0 arrived in Virginia, and high school students had a lot to say about their own struggles with poverty. 

Sep 14, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

Why YouTube Is Wrong to Censor the Anti-Islam Video Why YouTube Is Wrong to Censor the Anti-Islam Video

The selective censorship of “Innocence of Muslims” in Libya and Egypt “reeks of paternalism.”

Sep 14, 2012 / Ari Melber

Is America Broke? Not With a Robin Hood Tax Is America Broke? Not With a Robin Hood Tax

The country should look to Congressman Keith Ellison, not Paul Ryan for a fiscal vision.

Sep 14, 2012 / John Nichols

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