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We Shall Be Free!: Black Communist Protest in Seven Voices

February 12, 2014 By Tony Pecinovsky

In his preface, Walter T. Howard writes that, he hopes to "break new ground in the scholarship of the African American left."

Five reasons to expect hope and change in 2014

February 12, 2014 By Rick Nagin

The tide is starting to turn, and we can be hopeful that 2014 will truly be a Year of Action for democratic and progressive victories. Here are five reasons why.

Minnesota oil spill largely unreported, spills by rail hit new high

February 11, 2014 By Blake Skylar

Here's something troubling for environmentalists to contemplate: Have oil spills become so common, so normal, that the media only bothers to highlight the largest-scale disasters?

Chris Hedges’ catastrophism is faulty politics

February 10, 2014 By Sam Webb

While Hedges goes beyond liberal analysts in his critiques of present-day society, he also in my view falls into the trap of what I call "political catastrophism."

Keystone XL pipeline and the jobs controversy

February 7, 2014 By Blake Skylar

XL backers' arguments that the project is a jobs provider are being disputed. Many, including some labor activists, feel that the pipeline issue does not need to be divisive, and that they share the same underlying...