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This country is so weird. Sometimes exhilarating and sometimes incredibly depressing, the United States is full of paradoxes. This is a tough week for me. There's one big thing to celebrate--the renewal of the Violence Against Women Act, with stronger protections for marginalized groups and...

Failing Upward

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On September 2, 2012

I'm really glad the Times is publishing puff pieces detailing how our plutocrats land on their feet, no matter what horrible things they do. Like the first Gilded Age, failure.

The New Gilded Age

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On July 3, 2012
I have a piece up at Alternet today comparing the Gilded Age to the present, showing 8 ways that Republicans are trying to recreate the late 19th century, buy elections, exploit labor, limit people of color's ability to vote, etc. Some of these distill issues...
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