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  1. Unsanitized: No Double Dip Recession for the Millions in Depression
    11 Nov 2020 … The pandemic has supercharged inequality. Millions of people suffering aren’t just getting the cold shoulder from Congress; they’re about to get dumped off the “COVID cliff” — a number of relief policies that expire at the end of December. Continue reading
  2. The Ghosts of ’68 Haunt the Election of 2016 A campaign button supporting the presidential candidacy of Alabama Governor George Wallace. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)
    5 May 2016 … One of the curiosities of that manic ‘68 campaign season was a slim volume written by Russell Baker, former New York Times columnist and veteran White House and congressional reporter. First serialized in The Saturday Evening Post, it was published Continue reading
  3. Fast Food Giants Use Loopholes to Avoid Taxes on CEO Pay
    12 Dec 2013 … Thanks to a loophole that subsidizes CEO pay, huge fast food chains trimmed millions from their tax bills in 2011 and 2012. Guess who foots the bill? Continue reading
  4. Carlos Fuentes: A Conversation With the Great Novelist Carlos Fuentes
    9 Sep 1988 … The Mexican writer has created a role for himself as interpreter of North and South America, explaining each to the other. Continue reading
  5. The Other NRA
    8 Aug 2013 … How the insidiously powerful restaurant lobby has fought mandatory earned sick leave policies and managed to keep the minimum wage for restaurant workers the same for over 20 years. Continue reading
  6. Questlove: We Need Musicians to Step Up and Be a “Voice of the Times We Live In”
    12 Dec 2014 … Who are the new Dylans, Public Enemys, Simones and De La Rochas of 2014? If you're a fan of Sly and the Family Stone or Marvin Gaye, you'll want to listen to D'Angelo's new album, Black Messiah. Continue reading
  7. With Control of the Senate at Stake, Native Voters Travel a Bumpy Road to the Polling Place Long distances separate voters from the polling places on 2.1-million acre Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. With little access to vehicles or gas money, tribal members count on GOTV to register or cast a ballot. This stretch of highway is on Cuny Table, on the north end of the reservation. (Credit: Jess Short Bull)
    11 Nov 2014 … With control of the US Senate at stake, the nation’s eyes have shifted to South Dakota — and its Native voters. Continue reading
  8. We Are All Greeks Now Occupy Wall Street rallies in New York's Zuccotti Park in support of Greek resistance to austerity. February 18, 2012 (Credit: Michael Fleshman/Flickr CC 2.0)
    7 Jul 2015 … Unfettered capitalism is designed to callously extract money from the most vulnerable and funnel it upward. Continue reading
  9. Pierre Sprey and Marilyn Young on Strategic Bombing, Vartan Gregorian and the Cost of College Pierre Sprey and Marilyn Young (Photo: Robin Holland)
    1 Jan 2009 … A close look at America's strategic bombing history and the cost of civilian casualties. Plus, the Journal analyzes financing a college degree and if the payoff is worth it. Continue reading
  10. The Christian Doctor Fighting for a Woman’s Right to Choose Dr. Willie Parker (Photo by Chad Griffith)
    4 Apr 2017 … In a new book, 'Life’s Work: A Moral Argument for Choice,' Dr. Willie Parker illuminates the complex realities of abortion in the United States from the unique perspective of someone who performs them and defends the right to do so Continue reading