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This Sham Report Is What the Climate Movement Is Up Against?

This Sham Report Is What the Climate Movement Is Up Against? This Sham Report Is What the Climate Movement Is Up Against?

A small group of skeptics says rising global temperatures will have a net positive effect on the world. 

Apr 10, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Thanks to Republicans, the World Just Got a Little More Dangerous

Thanks to Republicans, the World Just Got a Little More Dangerous Thanks to Republicans, the World Just Got a Little More Dangerous

When the GOP threatened to cut national security ties with Russia over Ukraine, they put everyone’s safety on the line.

Apr 10, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Talking Sports Mascots With Members of Idle No More

Talking Sports Mascots With Members of Idle No More Talking Sports Mascots With Members of Idle No More

Idle No More is a movement of indigenous people in North America that, among other things, has taken on the issue of sports mascoting. Here Dave speaks to two Idle No More members ...

Apr 10, 2014 / Dave Zirin

Feds, State Legislative Committee Accelerate Inquiries Into Bridgegate

Feds, State Legislative Committee Accelerate Inquiries Into Bridgegate Feds, State Legislative Committee Accelerate Inquiries Into Bridgegate

Some of the key actors may be nearing a deal for immunity in order to tell what they know.

Apr 10, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

How Ethnic Tensions and Economic Crisis Have Strengthened Europe’s Secession Movements

How Ethnic Tensions and Economic Crisis Have Strengthened Europe’s Secession Movements How Ethnic Tensions and Economic Crisis Have Strengthened Europe’s Secession Movements

Borders may appear immutable, but events from Catalonia to Crimea prove that they are not.

Apr 9, 2014 / Conn Hallinan and Foreign Policy In Focus

The Politics Around Welfare Show Why the Poor Need a Real Break, Not Just a Tax Break

The Politics Around Welfare Show Why the Poor Need a Real Break, Not Just a Tax Break The Politics Around Welfare Show Why the Poor Need a Real Break, Not Just a Tax Break

Whatever setback they’ve encountered, poor people don’t need more “incentives” to lift themselves out of poverty.

Apr 9, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Do You Know Where Your Government Uniform Was Made?

Do You Know Where Your Government Uniform Was Made? Do You Know Where Your Government Uniform Was Made?

Despite some laudatory local and state efforts, taxpayer dollars are still being used to purchase clothes made in sweatshops.

Apr 9, 2014 / Sharon Kelly

Allies and Skeptics Alike Want Details From de Blasio

Allies and Skeptics Alike Want Details From de Blasio Allies and Skeptics Alike Want Details From de Blasio

On schools, housing and more, both pro and con want nuts and bolts.

Apr 9, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy

Out of the Fields, Onto the Screen: What ‘Cesar Chavez’ Gets Wrong About the Labor Movement

Out of the Fields, Onto the Screen: What ‘Cesar Chavez’ Gets Wrong About the Labor Movement Out of the Fields, Onto the Screen: What ‘Cesar Chavez’ Gets Wrong About the Labor Movement

The new film turns decades of organized struggle into the inspiring tale of one man.

Apr 9, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Tim Barker

How a Receipt Helped Free a Wrongfully Convicted Man After More Than 24 Years in Prison

How a Receipt Helped Free a Wrongfully Convicted Man After More Than 24 Years in Prison How a Receipt Helped Free a Wrongfully Convicted Man After More Than 24 Years in Prison

Trial attorneys never saw key evidence proving Jonathan Fleming was in Florida when the murder he was alleged to commit occurred.

Apr 9, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

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