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America's Workforce Woes
America's latest job satisfaction numbers aren't good. To turn them around, workers need to demand more leverage. You've probably been told,...
Read & DiscussThe Decade in American Politics
Ten years of conflict and economic chicanery (and a fragile promise of change). The first decade of the third 21st century may not go down as the...
Read & DiscussForgetting Sarah Palin
Progressives need to stop mocking buffoons on the far right and focus on passing legislation. It's no...
Read & DiscussDeficit Chickenhawks
Politicians love to brag about fiscal discipline, but few have the record to back it up. The media needs to help America figure out who's...
Read & DiscussLet's End the Filibuster
Endless debate is destroying American democracy In 1994, a first-term Connecticut Democrat offered slow-moving Washington a bold and prescient...
Read & DiscussBart Stupak's Abortion Contortion
Why the restriction on abortion in the health care bill is unfair. Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) tussled with his party's leadership in the House of...
Read & DiscussThe Public Option Fight Isn't Optional
How climate change legislation and financial reform depend on the health care debate. For most of 2009, the public option-a hypothetical...
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