News & Politics

Inside the Cooper Union Occupation’s First Hours

By Zachary Bell / Waging Nonviolence

Students took to President Jamshed Bharucha’s office demanding that he resign over his proposal to introduce tuition, a policy that would break the school’s 155-year tradition of free education.

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Why You Can't Sleep: The Science of Insomnia

By Joseph Bennington-Castro / io9

How Monsanto Is Using Cronies in Congress to Take Away States' Rights to Label Genetically Modified Foods

By Ronnie Cummins / AlterNet

How the US Turned Three Pacifists Into 'Multiple Felony Saboteurs'

By Fran Quigley / AlterNet

Meet the Senate's Powerful and Progressive Policy Wonk, Ron Wyden

By Joe Conason / AlterNet

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George Zimmerman's Defense Team Releases Texts and Photos to Fit Their Racist Narrative

Amid Sexual Assault Crisis in Military, Sergeant Accused of Filming West Point Cadets in the Bathroom

Obama Shows He's Serious About Fixing Our Screwed-Up Election System

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NRA ‘Charity’ Ransacks ‘Enlightened Self-interest’

Robert S. Becker / AlterNet

84 Percent of NYC Fast Food Workers Report Wage Theft

Steven Hsieh / AlterNet

On What Planet? Conservative Group Targets AARP for Promoting "Homosexual Agenda"

Katie McDonough / Salon

Four Easy Fixes for Corporate Taxation

Kenneth Thomas / Middle Class Political Economist

Pat Robertson's Latest Ridiculousness: Forgive Your Cheating Husband Because "Well, He's a Man"

Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch

Billionaires Now Own American Politics

Andy Kroll / TomDispatch

Cambodia Shoe Factory Collapse Kills 2

Tang Chhin Sothy / AFP

Finally! Researchers Clone Human Embryonic Stem Cells

Steven Hsieh / AlterNet

Boston Suspect's Note Says Brothers Bombed Marathon in Retaliation to U.S. Foreign Policy

Steven Hsieh / AlterNet

Watch: Kid Bullied for His Two Moms Makes a Big Statement

AlterNet

Stewart: Fox Hosts Show Their 'O' Face During White House Scandal Coverage

AlterNet

Congressmen Help Launch Drug War Exit Strategy Guide

Bill Piper / AlterNet

Traffic Ticket Camera Company Channels Kafka, Threatening Court Appearances, Even Though "No Such Court Exists"

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Catholic Church Finally Decides That Austerity is Bad

Yves Smith / Naked Capitalism

Merida And The Disturbing Disney Princess Syndrome

Mary Elizabeth Williams / Salon

Smashing the Absurd Myth That More Guns Make Us Safer

Sean McElwee / AlterNet

How Contractors Have Raked In $385 Billion to Build and Support Bases Abroad Since 2001

David Vine / TomDispatch

A Handy Reference Guide on Who is Donating to Corporate-Style Education Reform

Jessie B. Ramey / Yinzercation

It's Not Easy Being Green: Are Some of the Biggest Enviro Groups Giant Sell-Outs?

Jason Mark / The American Prospect

Milwaukee Makes Five (Cities So Far): Fast Food Workers Strike for Higher Pay and Union Rights

Laura Clawson / Daily Kos

State Decides Hermaphrodite Baby's Gender with Irreversible Sex-Assignment Surgery

Dan McCrue / Courthouse News

Chris Hedges: Monitoring of AP Phones a "Terrifying" Step in State Assault on Press Freedom

Amy Goodman, Chris Hedges / Democracy Now!

How the 1% Touches Everything We Own

Alex Kane / AlterNet

Military Quietly Grants Itself the Power to Police the Streets Without Local or State Consent

Jed Morey / AlterNet

Joe Scarborough and Other Republicans' Complete Hypocrisy on the IRS and Political Speech

Olivia Nuzzi / AlterNet

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