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Why the Pentagon’s Third Iraq War Is Falling Apart

Why the Pentagon’s Third Iraq War Is Falling Apart Why the Pentagon’s Third Iraq War Is Falling Apart

Four months into Iraq War 3.0, the cracks are showing—on the battlefield and in Washington.

Nov 10, 2014 / Peter Van Buren

Students Walk Out for Native Justice, ‘Un-Koch’ 28 Campuses and ‘Carry That Weight’ Everywhere

Students Walk Out for Native Justice, ‘Un-Koch’ 28 Campuses and ‘Carry That Weight’ Everywhere Students Walk Out for Native Justice, ‘Un-Koch’ 28 Campuses and ‘Carry That Weight’ Everywhere

What's that about the youth vote?

Nov 10, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Washington Just Lost a Client State in West Africa. What Happens Now?

Washington Just Lost a Client State in West Africa. What Happens Now? Washington Just Lost a Client State in West Africa. What Happens Now?

With a US-trained military officer now running Burkina Faso, will Washington press for a democratic transition or legitimize a military coup?

Nov 7, 2014 / Sam Badger, Giorgio Cafiero, and Foreign Policy In Focus

Republicans Got Only 52 Percent of the Vote in House Races

Republicans Got Only 52 Percent of the Vote in House Races Republicans Got Only 52 Percent of the Vote in House Races

How did they end up with 57 percent of the seats?

Nov 7, 2014 / Rob Richie

Voter Suppression: The Midterm Election Story that Doesn’t Fit the Media Narrative

Voter Suppression: The Midterm Election Story that Doesn’t Fit the Media Narrative Voter Suppression: The Midterm Election Story that Doesn’t Fit the Media Narrative

In mainstream media it’s considered downright impolitic to link voter restrictions to election results.

Nov 7, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Minimum-Wage Workers Just Got a Raise, but Will Bosses Steal It?

Minimum-Wage Workers Just Got a Raise, but Will Bosses Steal It? Minimum-Wage Workers Just Got a Raise, but Will Bosses Steal It?

This year’s midterms raised the minimum wage in four states and two cities across the country—now it’s time to make sure those wages get paid.

Nov 7, 2014 / Michelle Chen

This Is What Dollarocracy Looks Like

This Is What Dollarocracy Looks Like This Is What Dollarocracy Looks Like

Bernie Sanders is right: 2014 shows how big money and broken media “deflect attention from the real issues.”

Nov 7, 2014 / John Nichols

No, the Keystone Pipeline Still Isn’t Inevitable

No, the Keystone Pipeline Still Isn’t Inevitable No, the Keystone Pipeline Still Isn’t Inevitable

Republicans just want you to think so.

Nov 7, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Is Eastern Ukraine Becoming a People’s Republic or Puppet State?

Is Eastern Ukraine Becoming a People’s Republic or Puppet State? Is Eastern Ukraine Becoming a People’s Republic or Puppet State?

Some reform-minded leaders in the Donetsk People's Republic want to create a socially oriented alternative to the oligarch-led government in Kiev—but will the Kremlin let...

Nov 7, 2014 / Alec Luhn

Racism Drove the Backlash Against Gary Webb

Racism Drove the Backlash Against Gary Webb Racism Drove the Backlash Against Gary Webb

Attacks on Gary Webb were  about discredting an African American movement in Los Angeles as it was about his revelations.

Nov 7, 2014 / Greg Grandin

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