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Whistling past the graveyard of empires.

The musician’s posthumous memoir, The Last Holiday, is as rich and ambiguous as his declaration that “The Revolution Will Not be Televised.”

A campaign that brought together African-Americans and undocumented workers stopped an anti-immigrant bill in its tracks.

Finding the right “frame” will not magically change people’s attitudes about government. We must speaks to--and act on--our common goals.

Republicans have accomplished what Democrats and unions never could: they’ve made the National Labor Relations Board a household name.

The candidate’s most useful supporters have been evangelicals who believe that government should be rooted in biblical law.

With the economy showing faint signs of life, the leading Republican candidates have returned to the elixir of warmongering to once again sway the gullible masses.

How the politics of the super-rich became American politics.

Republicans are using the redistricting process to undermine minority voting power and ensure their party's dominance.

But Washington won't follow through unless the grassroots insurgency of Wisconsin and Occupy grows.