Each week, the Prospect will be profiling a different “Occupy Wall Street” protest across the country. This week: Oakland.
The Editors
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Live Coverage of #OccupyWallSt
The Prospect crowd-sources protests on Wall Street and in cities across the country today.
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Letters: Messaging Matters
Guy Molyneux [“Can Obama Make the Pivot?” June 2011]argues that President Barack Obama must address the deficit and do so by contrasting more sharply Democratic and Republican priorities. In Molyneux’s telling, the public wants to cut the deficit and, moreover, believes that doing so would help the economy. This seems to afford the president no […]
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“We’ve Weathered Storms Before”
The Reverend Jesse Jackson stops by the Prospect’s offices for a chat.
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The Remains of the Day
Ten years after the attacks on the twin towers and the Pentagon, the United States is in bad shape, but our problems have little to do with what al-Qaeda did to us. America’s troubles stem from what the country has done to itselfor rather, from what our political leaders have done with the nation’s power […]
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Begging for Change
Economists and policy-makers on how Obama can jump-start a recovery.
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Live Coverage of Wisconsin Recall Elections
The Prospect crowd-sources today’s recall elections in the Badger state.
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Reactions From Around the Globe
Last night, the news of President Obama’s press conference broke on Twitter, and reactions to Osama bin Laden’s death streamed throughout the night. Here are some below.
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Walking for Choice
Since the House voted to defund services provided by Planned Parenthood through Title X, supporters have come out for the nonprofit. Today, rallies are being held around the country.