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Rush Holt: How to Make Social Security Secure

August 9, 2013

Rush Holt, physicist and congressmember, proposes a simple solution to guarantee the long-term viability of Social Security.

August 9, 2013

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Why I Changed My Mind on Weed

Dr. Sanjay Gupta CNN

Dr. Sanjay Gupta says we have been "systematically misled" on marijuana, and apologizes for his role

August 9, 2013

Fetal Pain Is a Lie: How Phony Science Took Over the Abortion Debate

Katie McDonough Salon

New laws banning abortion after 20 weeks are based on pseudoscience -- and real research proves it conclusively

August 9, 2013

There's No Nate Silver in Middle Eastern Politics

Gershom Gorenberg The American Prospect

Good luck predicting how the new set of Israel-Palestine peace talks will unfold.

August 9, 2013

ALEC at 40: Turning Back the Clock on Prosperity and Progress

PRW Staff Center for Media and Democracy

Today, the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) released a new report: "ALEC at 40: Turning Back the Clock on Prosperity and Progress." The report identifies and analyzes 466 American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) bills introduced in 2013.

August 9, 2013

Fracking

Clay Bennett Chattanooga Times Free Press

August 9, 2013

On to DC

Chicago Teachers Union Daily Caller