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Republicans are turning to tired, failed strategies in an effort to alienate both black and white voters from President Obama.

Hey, look it over—public ownership is the most effective way to fix America’s economy.

Senator Sherrod Brown has been a leader in taking on the big banks, and now the Chamber of Commerce is retaliating.

Tarek Mehanna got seventeen years in prison for translating a document.

The protests in Wisconsin have inspired a new generation of candidates—and they’re winning.

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

Yes, the NRA and ALEC pushed pro-gun bills, but they were helped in many instances by Democrats too afraid to take on one of the culture war’s signal issues.

John Nichols on a big win against ALEC, Josh Eidelson on the killing of labor activist Aminul Islam, Melinda Tuhus on Connecticut's abolition compromise

George Zornick scrutinizes Obama’s stance on campaign finance reform, Laura Bolt reports on the Supreme Court’s strip-search ruling and the editors congratulate John Nichols on winning the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism.

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