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Companies Can Either Make Things or Make CEOs Rich

Sam Pizzigati

Making breakthroughs for consumers is hard, companies have found. But making fortunes for CEOs is easy.

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The Tax Plan Moms Need

Martha Burk

A modest proposal: Tax corporations to help working moms afford childcare and stay-at-home moms save for retirement.

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Our President’s Word Wars

Olivia Alperstein

"America First" apparently means making us the first to get mixed up in yet another endless, costly war — or three.

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Honor Juneteenth by Closing the Racial Wealth Divide

Jessicah Pierre

Even over 150 years after slavery, black families still lag centuries behind whites in household wealth.

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Domestic Terrorism in the Age of Trump

Peter Montgomery

Experts warn that right-wing terror is on the rise — and the White House is making things worse.

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In OtherWords: June 21, 2017

Peter Certo
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June 21, 2017

"America First" apparently means making us the first to get mixed up in yet another endless, costly war — or three.

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In OtherWords: June 14, 2017

Peter Certo
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June 14, 2017

Experts warn that right-wing terror is on the rise — and the White House is making things worse.

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In OtherWords: May 31, 2017

Peter Certo
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May 31, 2017

Pulling the rug out from rural America.

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In OtherWords: May 24, 2017

Peter Certo
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May 24, 2017

It's commencement address season, which means it's also the season for commencement protests.

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Trump on Cuba: If Obama Did It, It’s Bad

Jill Richardson

The president doesn't seem interested in the details. He just wants to undo everything that came before him.

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Another Troop Surge in America’s Longest War

Jim Hightower

100,000 troops couldn't stabilize Afghanistan. What can an extra 5,000 win, besides more casualties?

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Gender Studies at Hogwarts

Jill Richardson

Writers like Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling could help socialize the next generation with a stroke of the pen.

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Trump’s Twitter Bombs

Jim Hightower

If a president is going to pick a mess of foreign fights, wouldn't it be better not to pick them with allies?

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The ‘Why’ Behind Bad Grades

Jill Richardson

Poor grades don't mean you're lazy or dumb. Often they mean something else is going on.

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