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A ‘Grand Bargain’ on the Fiscal Cliff Could Be a Grand Betrayal

A ‘Grand Bargain’ on the Fiscal Cliff Could Be a Grand Betrayal A ‘Grand Bargain’ on the Fiscal Cliff Could Be a Grand Betrayal

The “fiscal cliff” is being used to demand cuts that would otherwise be politically impossible.

Nov 14, 2012 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage

Obama Won. Now It’s Time to Change the System

Obama Won. Now It’s Time to Change the System Obama Won. Now It’s Time to Change the System

In the next four years—and beyond—progressives must create the political space for the president to represent the majority of Americans.

Nov 14, 2012 / Feature / Peter Dreier and Donald Cohen

Oliver Stone’s ‘Untold History’

Oliver Stone’s ‘Untold History’ Oliver Stone’s ‘Untold History’

Missed opportunities, roads not taken—these are the central themes of Stone's new documentary. 

Nov 14, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener

Eve Ensler Rising

Eve Ensler Rising Eve Ensler Rising

With a new play, Emotional Creature, and big plans for V-Day 2013, the activist playwright reaches for new heights.

Nov 8, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Laura Flanders

Can the Federal Reserve Help Prevent a Second Recession?

Can the Federal Reserve Help Prevent a Second Recession? Can the Federal Reserve Help Prevent a Second Recession?

Chairman Ben Bernanke, who’s been sounding the alarm, is attacked constantly by the right. He and his allies need support from a mostly silent left.

Nov 8, 2012 / Books & the Arts / William Greider

Speak Out to the Federal Reserve! Speak Out to the Federal Reserve!

Progressives falsely assume this mysterious institution is impervious to public pressure. We need to make our voices heard.

Nov 8, 2012 / Feature / William Greider

How to Build a Grassroots Power Base

How to Build a Grassroots Power Base How to Build a Grassroots Power Base

Social movements must bring the creative energy of protest culture to electoral campaigns.

Nov 8, 2012 / Feature / Norman Solomon

The NGO Republic of Haiti The NGO Republic of Haiti

How the international relief effort after the 2010 earthquake excluded Haitians from their own recovery.

Oct 31, 2012 / Feature / Kathie Klarreich and Linda Polman

The Letters of Kurt Vonnegut The Letters of Kurt Vonnegut

Says editor Dan Wakefield, hIs writing “is done with such seemingly simple language and style that it sometimes seems shocking.”

Oct 31, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Kurt Vonnegut

China’s Shaky Leadership Transition China’s Shaky Leadership Transition

It’s taking place amid deep intraparty divisions and growing public anger over corruption.

Oct 31, 2012 / Feature / Peter Kwong

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