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The GOP’s Cruel and Unusual Politics

Republicans may not succeed in enacting their miserable policies, but they are winning the larger debate.
 
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The Young, Low-Wage, Temporary Disaster Relief Army
Is AmeriCorps a lifeline for debt-burdened young Americans—or one more example of relentless government cost-cutting?
Max Rivlin-Nadler
Posted Sep 25 2013 - 3:23pm
Guantánamo in New York City
Americans remain mostly blind to the abusive treatment of terror suspects on US soil.
Jeanne Theoharis
Posted Sep 25 2013 - 3:26pm
The Complicated Politics of Self-Exploitation
As the wealth gap grows, so have the number of ways a woman can sell her body. What is the cost?
Patricia J. Williams
Posted Sep 25 2013 - 1:14pm

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Cruel and Unusual Politics (Congress, House)
The Editors
Dollarocracy
Dollarocracy (Campaign Finance, Citizens United, Corporate Lobbying, Corporate Welfare)

Special interests dominate Washington and undermine our democracy.

John Nichols and Robert W. McChesney
Bill de Blasio Wins the primary.
Bill de Blasio, Liberal and Proud (City and County Level Campaigns and Elections, Cities)

Why his campaign for NYC mayor has ignited the passion of New York’s progressives.

The Editors
President Obama briefs on Syria
Why the Push for Syrian Intervention Is About More Than Just Assad (US Politics, World)

Why does Obama insist on retaining the option of attacking Syria, despite growing opposition in Congress and the general public?

Michael T. Klare
President Barack Obama
Syria: The Alternative to War (US Politics, World)

Now we know: a diplomatic solution is possible.

Stephen F. Cohen and Katrina vanden Heuvel

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