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Spain Greece Protests

How Much Has Public Opinion Driven the Greek Debt Negotiations? How Much Has Public Opinion Driven the Greek Debt Negotiations?

Public opinion plays a larger role in negotiations than you might expect.

Jul 15, 2015 / Ethan Corey

Student reads test questions on laptop

Should Standardized Testing Be Part of a Civil-Rights Agenda? Should Standardized Testing Be Part of a Civil-Rights Agenda?

Lawmakers are overhauling No Child Left Behind, but even many Democrats are still committed to its driving philosophy.

Jul 10, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders Speaks Bernie Sanders Speaks

In his most revealing interview, the socialist presidential candidate sets out his vision for America.

Jul 6, 2015 / Feature / John Nichols

Praful Bidwai

Remembering Praful Bidwai Remembering Praful Bidwai

Praful Bidwai used rigorous journalism to advance progressive change.

Jul 1, 2015 / Mark Kesselman

How the Federal Reserve Could Help Give You a Raise

How the Federal Reserve Could Help Give You a Raise How the Federal Reserve Could Help Give You a Raise

Economists are exploring ways the Federal Reserve might help close the gap on inequality.

Jun 30, 2015 / William Greider

Iraqi army vehicle

Washington’s Strategy in Iraq Has Failed Washington’s Strategy in Iraq Has Failed

Why Iraq remains a quagmire after decades of intervention, trillions of dollars, the full weight of American military power, and the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.

Jun 25, 2015 / Peter Van Buren

Veto the Hartley-Taft labor bill

June 23, 1947: Congress Overrides Truman’s Veto of the Taft-Hartley Labor Management Relations Act June 23, 1947: Congress Overrides Truman’s Veto of the Taft-Hartley Labor Management Relations Act

“A bad bill has become bad law.”

Jun 23, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Ferguson Police

The Greatest Threats to American National Security Are Guns and the Police The Greatest Threats to American National Security Are Guns and the Police

When toddler killings outpace terror killings in the United States, the biggest problem is not jihad.

Jun 23, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt

Henry Wallace Nation Security Forum

New Documentary Series Calls Out the Militarization of US Society New Documentary Series Calls Out the Militarization of US Society

The theme of alternative foreign policy and national security possibilities is what animates an ambitious new project from our friends at Brave New Films.

Jun 19, 2015 / Peter Rothberg

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

June 19, 1953: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Are Executed June 19, 1953: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Are Executed

“Abroad this execution will be thrown in our faces for a long time to come.”

Jun 19, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

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