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Fighting Over the American Home: Handcuffs versus Hope and Change

Thu, 04/05/2012 - 11:00
Two schools of thought dominate the debate over the housing finance mess. Are the needs of ordinary people getting left out?

What If We Stopped Freaking Out About Climate Change?

Thu, 04/05/2012 - 10:00
Fear is paralyzing us. How do we get over it, and find our way back to courage, power and joy?

Why One of the World's Leading Peace Advocates Threatened to Punch Me in the Face

Thu, 04/05/2012 - 09:00
Gareth Evans, a former attorney-general and foreign minister in Australia, threatened me because I raised the issue of his support for the Suharto dictatorship in Indonesia.

3 Corporate Myths that Threaten the Wealth of the Nation

Thu, 04/05/2012 - 09:00
It’s time to restore corporate power to the people by blasting through the myths about how corporations should be run, and for whom.

The 50 Worst Songs to Have Sex To

Thu, 04/05/2012 - 09:00
As we've all been there once or twice or three times, can we at least laugh about it? Maybe a weird, sad laugh.

Workers Collapsing While Making Your H&M Clothes and Puma Shoes: Where's the Mass Outcry?

Thu, 04/05/2012 - 08:00
70 percent of the clothing made in Cambodia is sold in the United States--where's the Foxconn-style outrage over atrocious conditions for garment workers?

U.S. Chamber, Major Corporations Build Secret Attack Ad Machine

Thu, 04/05/2012 - 07:00
America's biggest corporations are once again bankrolling the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's dirty political ad machine.

Why Do We Pay Energy Giants to Wreck Earth?

Thu, 04/05/2012 - 06:00
We must stop subsidizing the fossil-fuel industry.

Trayvon Martin and America's Long, Horrific History of Vigilante Justice

Thu, 04/05/2012 - 06:00
The line between law enforcement and lawlessness has been blurred in the streets of our towns and cities.

Learning While Black: A Message From a Mother to Her Son

Thu, 04/05/2012 - 06:00
Reflecting on her own history as a black child in slowly integrating schools, a mother shares her hopes for a better future for her son.

The Bully Backlash: How the Christian Right Is Attacking Efforts to Help Kids

Wed, 04/04/2012 - 17:00
Even as states and schools try to put in place anti-bullying policies, the Christian right is mobilizing to undo them.

Hip-Hop is For Lovers: Sex and Intimacy Through the Lens of Pop Culture's Most Influential Music Form

Wed, 04/04/2012 - 17:00
Speaking with Uche and Lenée, hosts of the weekly podcast "Hip-Hop is For Lovers."

My 14 Year Old Son Has Brain Cancer -- Without Obamacare, We May Have Been Dropped By Our Insurance Company

Wed, 04/04/2012 - 14:00
My then 13-year-old son would have reached his lifetime limit of health insurance had such limits not been eliminated by Obamacare on April 1, 2011.

Meet Bahrain’s Best Friend in Congress

Wed, 04/04/2012 - 14:00
Eni Faleomavaega is on a paid trip to Bahrain this week, part of a year-long friendship the congressman has developed with the Gulf nation.

Why Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer to Global Warming

Wed, 04/04/2012 - 13:00
There is no "nuclear renaissance†and there won't be: it just doesn't make sense economically.

New Line of Defense Emerging To Protect Voting Rights: State Constitutions

Wed, 04/04/2012 - 13:00
As many GOP-controlled state legislatures seek to 'police' voting, state Constitutions are emerging as the best new defense.

2 Years After Upper Big Branch Disaster, Coal Baron Blankenship Is Gone. What Else Has Changed?

Wed, 04/04/2012 - 13:00
As families of dead miners mark the second anniversary of the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster, there is little consolation in the way of improved safety laws or reforms.

Monsanto Threatens to Sue Vermont if Legislators Pass a Bill Requiring GMO Food to Be Labeled

Wed, 04/04/2012 - 13:00
What it really comes down to this: Elected officials are abandoning the public interest and public will in the face of corporate intimidation.

Right-Wing Media Are the Ones Playing the "Race Card" Over Trayvon Martin's Death

Wed, 04/04/2012 - 13:00
As questions remain as to the role race played in the death of Trayvon Martin, the right is using race-baiting tactics to silence any broader conversation about racism.

What Obama's Willingness to Deal with the Right Means for Progressive Politics

Wed, 04/04/2012 - 11:00
Obama was willing to make substantial cuts to the crown jewels of liberalism--Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid--in order to get a deficit-reduction deal with Republicans.