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The Retired General Who Stopped a Wall Street Coup
General Smedley Butler blew the whistle on a millionaire-led effort to oust FDR and the New Deal.
Thoughts and Prayers: Denied
Maybe humans can try curbing gun violence themselves for a change.
Sick of Shady Banks? Get a Loan from the Post Office!
Payday lenders extort poor and rural Americans. One solution? Your friendly neighborhood post office.
The Moral Revolution America Needs
Poor people of all races are shifting the national conversation on poverty and race from “right vs. left” to “right vs. wrong.”
In an Age of Fake News, Journalists Are Activists for Truth
When reporters can do their work, democracy flourishes. When they can’t, it flounders.
The Lesson I Learned Growing Up Jewish
I was told again and again to stand up when someone’s being mistreated. So I realized I had to stand up for Palestinians.
Ben Carson: Fighting Trump’s War on the Poor
Somehow a trillion-dollar tax giveaway is no issue for the deficit, but modest housing assistance for America’s poorest people has to go.
Who’s Paying Hush Money Now?
Pipeline Outrage is a Human Issue, Not a Political Issue
Pipeline Outrage is a Human Issue, Not a Political Issue
Congress Made It Harder to Give Teachers Raises
Under the new GOP tax law, states that pay teachers a living wage subsidize states that pay them poorly.
