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The New Populists
The rise and fall of Zuccotti Park—and the future of the movement it birthed
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In Dire Health
Despite the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the U.S. medical system is near collapse. What will save it is a single-payer system and physicians in group practice.
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A Ninja in Our Sites
An aggressive federal enforcement effort targets online piracy—and threatens the open Internet.
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God Help Us
Will Rick Perry’s blend of Christian-right, small-government, and pro-corporate fervor land him in the White House?
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For Europe, High Stakes in Greece
Stabilizing one teetering economy won't end the eurozone's dance of death.
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A More Perfect Union
New York's Local 6 shows how organized labor can survive and thrive in the service economy.
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A State of Chaos
How political failures and stagnant institutions brought Greece to the brink of collapse
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The Medicare Bind
Democrats should defend Medicare. But if they want to accomplish much else, they will have to change it. -
The Constitution: A Love Story
It's time for liberals to reclaim our founding document from fanatics who worship its name but not its meaning.
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It's an Ad World After All
Is it legal for a company to take out Internet ads on your name after you've filed a complaint against it? Apparently so. -
The Glorious Invasion
Ten years ago, the Afghanistan War looked like a swift and easy triumph for democracy. But even in the early days there were portents of the catastrophe to come.
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Did the Founding Fathers Screw Up?
Gridlock in Washington is no accident. It's built into the Constitution.
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History's Missed Moment
Why did the greatest failure of laissez-faire capitalism since the Great Depression lead to a turn to the right rather than the left in both Europe and the U.S.?
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All the President's Frenemies
In publicly attacking Obama are Tavis Smiley and Cornel West upholding the tradition of MLK or acting out of personal pique—or both?
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Solidarity Squandered
The attacks brought us together until we let them turn us against each other--and damn near everyone else.
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Solidarity Squandered
The attacks brought us together until we let them turn us against each other -- and damn near everyone else.
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The Global Patriot Act
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Extreme Measures
Since September 11, the Fourth Amendment has been eroded in ways we do not even know. The scary part is that it's going to take years to undo the damage.
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Muslim and American
Living under the shadow of 9/11
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The 9/11 President
If the attacks hadn't occurred, it's impossible to imagine Barack Obama would have been elected—but the legacy of those attacks continues to burden his presidency.
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Solidarity Squandered
The attacks brought us together until we let them turn us against each other -- and damn near everyone else.
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