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ISIS! Ebola! Obama!

ISIS! Ebola! Obama! ISIS! Ebola! Obama!

That was a great election.

Nov 11, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

Obama Can Reform Dark Money With a Stroke of a Pen

Obama Can Reform Dark Money With a Stroke of a Pen Obama Can Reform Dark Money With a Stroke of a Pen

Executive action could eradicate dark-money flows through government contractors. 

Nov 10, 2014 / Lee Fang

Obama Tells the FCC to ‘Implement the Strongest Possible Rules to Protect Net Neutrality’

Obama Tells the FCC to ‘Implement the Strongest Possible Rules to Protect Net Neutrality’ Obama Tells the FCC to ‘Implement the Strongest Possible Rules to Protect Net Neutrality’

The president calls for the reclassification of Internet services under telecommunications in the name of an open Internet.

Nov 10, 2014 / John Nichols

Are Fracking Workers Being Poisoned on the Job?

Are Fracking Workers Being Poisoned on the Job? Are Fracking Workers Being Poisoned on the Job?

A new study suggests air pollution near fracking sites may be worse than previously estimated—putting workers and local residents at increased risk of cancer, birth defects and oth...

Nov 10, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Voter Suppression: The Midterm Election Story that Doesn’t Fit the Media Narrative

Voter Suppression: The Midterm Election Story that Doesn’t Fit the Media Narrative Voter Suppression: The Midterm Election Story that Doesn’t Fit the Media Narrative

In mainstream media it’s considered downright impolitic to link voter restrictions to election results.

Nov 7, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Minimum-Wage Workers Just Got a Raise, but Will Bosses Steal It?

Minimum-Wage Workers Just Got a Raise, but Will Bosses Steal It? Minimum-Wage Workers Just Got a Raise, but Will Bosses Steal It?

This year’s midterms raised the minimum wage in four states and two cities across the country—now it’s time to make sure those wages get paid.

Nov 7, 2014 / Michelle Chen

This Is What Dollarocracy Looks Like

This Is What Dollarocracy Looks Like This Is What Dollarocracy Looks Like

Bernie Sanders is right: 2014 shows how big money and broken media “deflect attention from the real issues.”

Nov 7, 2014 / John Nichols

No, the Keystone Pipeline Still Isn’t Inevitable

No, the Keystone Pipeline Still Isn’t Inevitable No, the Keystone Pipeline Still Isn’t Inevitable

Republicans just want you to think so.

Nov 7, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Racism Drove the Backlash Against Gary Webb

Racism Drove the Backlash Against Gary Webb Racism Drove the Backlash Against Gary Webb

Attacks on Gary Webb were  about discredting an African American movement in Los Angeles as it was about his revelations.

Nov 7, 2014 / Greg Grandin

How to Get Millennials to Vote

How to Get Millennials to Vote How to Get Millennials to Vote

Running better candidates who speak to issues young voters care about is a start.

Nov 6, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith

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