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Who’s to blame for city’s crisis?
December 18, 2009DETROIT - This beleaguered city is in danger of running out of money, but it's not because of city officials' incompetence or city workers' "greed."
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Forward to the phone banks!
December 17, 2009I am weighing the Paul Krugman vs. Howard Dean approaches to what's left of health care reform.
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Houston elects first openly gay mayor
December 16, 2009The election of Annise Parker to the office of Houston mayor is a major accomplishment for progressive forces in Houston and around the country.
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Early lessons from 2009
December 15, 2009A year ago, we said that the country was entering an era of democratic reform and that the same coalition that defeated the right in the 2008 elections would drive the process going forward.
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Motorcycle diary: deep thoughts from the guy who delivers your mail
December 13, 2009"Roll me away, baby." The words of Motor City boy Bob Seger played through my head as we blasted across Highway 2 on our grandest adventure yet.
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