All Views Articles for 2013-03-14

Thursday, March 14, 2013
Robert Borosage
A Tale of Two Futures: Paul Ryan Against the Congressional Progressive Caucus
Budgets are pure EGO – eyes glaze over. But this week revealed two budgets – Rep.
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Rob Savillo
How Chris Hayes' Show Differs from Other Sunday Shows in One Chart
New MSNBC evening host's show has provided much-needed diversity
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George Monbiot
Japan's 'Frozen Gas' Is Worthless If We Take Climate Change Seriously
Like all nations extending the fossil fuel frontier, Japan is adding to the mountain of fossil fuels we cannot responsibly burn
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Sarah Anderson
Inequality and the Social Security Debate
In the richest country in the world, it's downright insane to even consider cutting back on benefits necessary to provide a dignified retirement for hard-working Americans.
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Mark Morford
37 Percent of People Completely Lost
Six percent of Americans believe in unicorns. Thirty-six percent believe in UFOs. A whopping 24 percent believe dinosaurs and man hung out together. Eighteen percent still believe the sun revolves...
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Beverly Bell, Tory Field
Uprooting Racism in the Food System
African Americans Organize
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Jill Richardson
True Colors Are to Dye For
Americans should think twice before adding green food coloring to everything from bagels to beer on St. Patrick's Day.
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William deBuys
Phoenix in the Climate Crosshairs
We Are Long Past Coal Mine Canaries
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Amy Goodman
Starving for Justice at Guantanamo
Reports are emerging from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay that a majority of the prisoners are on a hunger strike. One hundred sixty-six remain locked up, although more than half of them...
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Margaret Kimberley
Rand Paul Exposes the Democrats
Rand Paul was denounced as the wrong man with the right message, but most Democrats were too craven to deliver any message at all on the high crimes of their president and his killing assistant.
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César Chelala
UNICEF Criticizes Israel's Treatment of Palestinian Children
A new UNICEF report, “Children in Israeli Military Detention,” is sharply critical of Israel’s treatment of detained Palestinian children. According to UNICEF, 700 Palestinian children aged 12-17,...
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Valerie Strauss
The Day Teachers Said ‘No’ to Standardized Tests
It all started with one teacher who got fed up.
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Ralph Nader
The Cruel Gap Between CEO Pay and the Stagnant Minimum Wage
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Sami Ramadani
'Unmitigated Disaster': Iraq's Pain Has Only Intensified Since US-Led Invasion in 2003
The country of my birth, already so damaged, is now crippled by fear of all-out civil war. But in the people there is hope
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Robert Naiman
Camel's Nose: Let's Outlaw Drone Strikes in the United States
We have to start somewhere.
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