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Mitch Daniels

Mitch Daniels’s covert war on Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States.

Bradley Manning

What if your country begins to change and no one notices?

California petition

The death of Billy “Guero” Sell will not be the last, warn advocates for prisoners refusing to eat or work.

Robert Ethan Saylor

Ethan Saylor died because police responded with rapid and unnecessary force to his disability. I worry, not only for my son with Down Syndrome, but for all others who face similar tactics.

Banner in support of Trayvon Martin

How George Zimmerman’s lawyers exploited racist stereotypes to justify the fear—and killing—of black men.

Child care workers in New Jersey

Women who care for poor kids are often mothers living in poverty themselves.

A scene from El Infierno

All wars have their bards, and Mexico’s ongoing narco wars are no exception.

CTU Protest

Showdowns in Chicago, Philadelphia, New York City and beyond have turned out parents and teachers in droves—and revealed how out of touch education reformers really are.

Christine Quinn

New York City mayoral candidate Christine Quinn says Anthony Weiner’s sexual behavior inspires disgust. In another era, hers would have too.

Blogs

Jimmy Kimmel shows they don’t get that O’care=ACA.

 

October 2, 2013

I'm joining NARAL Pro-Choice America as a member of their board of directors, and I'm excited to work with their new initiatives to include young people.

October 2, 2013

Is our employer-based healthcare system hurting our economy and culture by keeping too many creatives and entrepreneurs tied to their jobs?

October 2, 2013

Would the Tampa Bay Buccaneers leak confidential information that implied one of their own players was on drugs as a way to deflect attention from another wretched season?

October 1, 2013

Two blasts from the past in NYC mayor’s race, but media see only one explosion.

October 1, 2013

The newspapers trade barbs and allegations over Al Qaeda leaks that occurred in August.

October 1, 2013

Prison phone companies like Global Tel* Link get away with charging prisoners exorbitant rates just to keep in touch with their families. Tell the Federal Communications Commission to end this predatory practice. 

October 1, 2013

Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the United States will be rereleased this month on DVD; it tells a different story than the school textbooks we're used to.

October 1, 2013

Standing up for your right to be denied health coverage. 

October 1, 2013

A leading critic has called on a leading publisher to withdraw and reissue a new book.

September 30, 2013
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