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A Step Forward on Palestine and a Step Backward on Iran »

By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz, March 26, 2013

In Israel, President Obama’s rhetoric was compassionate on Palestine but tone deaf on Iran.read more

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From Our Archives: Affirmative Action »

By Erik Lorenzsonn, March 25, 2013

The passages from “Color-Conscious, Colorblind” by G.W. Foster, Jr. from our March 1966 issue, still resonate strongly when put in the context of recent challenges to affirmative action.read more

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Gun Control and Genocide »

By Frank Smyth, March 23, 2013

Here’s why the NRA is dead wrong about gun control causing genocide.read more

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The 'Skills Gap' Myth  »

By Roger Bybee, March 25, 2013

A new study shows the skills gap has nothing to do with high unemploymentread more

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On health care reform, more needs to be done »

By Kathy Ko Chin, March 23, 2013

March 23 marks the third anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act, and there is much to celebrate, but still more to do, especially regarding health care for immigrants.read more

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From Our Archives: A Woman On the Senate Floor »

By Erik Lorenzsonn, March 23, 2013

Today, there are twenty women in the U.S. Senate, the most in our country's history. But in 1950, there was only one — Margaret Chase Smith.read more

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The Speech I Wish Obama Gave »

By Uri Avnery, March 22, 2013

You are the people of the future. The future is your lives. It is up to you to assure yourselves a life in peace.read more

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How to save water on World Water Day »

By Danielle Nierenberg, March 22, 2013

Friday, March 22, is World Water Day, and here in the United States we must learn to preserve this precious resource.read more

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Free Market Champion to Take Over as UW-Madison Chancellor »

By Rebecca Kemble and Steve Horn, March 21, 2013

Blank’s appointment signals the triumph of commercialization over education in Madison.read more

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The Iraq War: Ten Years, Five Poems of Remembrance »

By David Krieger, March 21, 2009

It is an occasion for remembrance, reflection and deep regret.read more

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From Our Archives: Institutional Bigotry »

By Erik Lorenzsonn, March 20, 2013

The first eBook in our Hidden History series is available for purchase, and a second is on its way!read more

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Obama in Israel: Preserving an Untenable Status Quo »

By Matthew Rothschild, March 20, 2013

He’s not acting as Israel’s “greatest friend” by supporting Israeli policy, no matter what.read more

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We need real immigration reform »

By Alvaro Huerta, March 20, 2013

The time has arrived for President Obama and Congress to take immediate action on comprehensive, humane immigration reform.read more

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Rumsfeld’s Distorting Mirror on Iraq »

By Matthew Rothschild, March 19, 2013

He’s still congratulating himself for Iraq and demanding that we bow before him.read more

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Reparations and Healing Needed after Iraq War »

By Kathy Kelly, March 19, 2013

For Iraqis and for vets, the war has never ended.read more

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