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El País, Público and Spain’s Second Transition.

From Occupy the SEC to a plan to reduce the federal deficit, Occupy groups are diving into the nitty-gritty of crafting public policy.

These ten leaders are using their wealth of knowledge to attack a root cause of social dysfunction.
 

A response to Dave Zirin's "Re-reply to Prof Lawrence Lessig: Where Does Change Actually Come From?"

If all underwater mortgages were written down to market value and refinanced, it would add $71 billion a year to the economy and create 1 million jobs.

Why is there hunger in a world that can feed itself—and how can we solve it?

The post office has come under fire from fiscal hawks for running a $9 billion deficit, and the threats have now reached the point where the service could be closed in a matter of weeks. What can be done to keep it in business?

There are some seriously progressive initiatives underway in the 112th Congress, and they deserve more attention than they're getting.

True economic recovery will require creative solutions to deeply rooted problems. Our first great task is to change the way we talk about what's possible.

In the foreclosure scandal, the crooks are still calling the shots.