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TOP STORIES THIS WEEK
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President Obama insists there’s “nothing secret” about the massive trade deal–yet we aren’t allowed to know anything that’s in it. BY JOEL BLEIFUSS
What happens in Baltimore isn’t going to stay in Baltimore. BY MARTHA BIONDI
The movements of the 1960s challenged the Leave It to Beaver values of American life, producing the culture wars. But those wars are now finished. BY MICAH UETRICHT The human tragedies The Water Knife chronicles are already happening today; they’re just not happening to us–yet. BY JESSICA STITES Bernie Sanders Isn’t a Crackpot–He Favors Policies the Majority of Americans Want Despite what corporate Democrats and the Bernie-bashing mainstream media might tell you, Main Street America favors left-leaning policies. BY BILL MOYERS AND MICHAEL WINSHIP The most formidable challenger for Jeb Bush is his own brother’s legacy. BY SUSAN J. DOUGLAS The public and even Congress are acting against mass surveillance. When will President Obama get the memo? BY DAVID SIROTA
May’s elections delivered the familiar thud of disappointment. BY JANE MILLER
The austerity-on-steroids measures currently taking place in Michigan may soon be coming to a state near you. BY LAURA GOTTESDIENER
The economists called their letter a “plea for economic sanity and humanity.” BY MARTIN DE BOURMONT |
| WORKING IN THESE TIMES |
| With Thousands Marching in the Streets, Chicago Teachers Union Declares ‘This Means War!’
After a successful citywide strike three years ago, the Chicago Teachers union is not giving an inch. BY MARTIN DE BOURMONT |
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A war is underway between local farmers who support organic practices and want to ban GMOs, and the National Grange, which backs industrial agro-giants like Monsanto. BY JOHN COLLINS
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