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Why Occupy Wall Street Is Good for the Tea Party

Tea partiers are blasting the OWS protesters; they should be thanking them.

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| Wed Oct. 19, 2011 3:00 AM PDT
Robert Bentley

Ala. Immigration Law Update: Farm Work Is Hard

Two weeks in, a state plan to replace immigrant labor with unemployed American labor isn't working as planned.

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| Tue Oct. 18, 2011 8:50 AM PDT
mike huckabee

Huckabee to Anti-Union Crowd: Deflate Car Tires and Mislead Voters

The former Arkansas governor tells supporters of Ohio's new anti-union law to get creative in suppressing the vote.

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| Mon Oct. 17, 2011 11:45 AM PDT
Burning row houses behind a church in Columbus, Ohio.

Ohio's War on the Middle Class

Wherein I go home, watch public servants get axed, visit the warehouse of unbearable sorrow, hang with jobless thirtysomethings in abandoned homes, and consider whether my generation is screwed.

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| Mon Oct. 17, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

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Scenes from Occupy's All-Nighter

Protesters waited, cleaned, got rained on—and erupted in jubilation when an NYPD crackdown was averted.

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| Fri Oct. 14, 2011 12:09 PM PDT

All-American Occupation

Why Occupy Wall Street is a movement as American as apple pie.

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| Thu Oct. 13, 2011 4:01 PM PDT

WATCH: FDR, Occupy Wall Street's Long-Lost Leader [Fiore Cartoon]

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| Thu Oct. 13, 2011 10:38 AM PDT

News Corp.'s Joel Klein Testy About News Corp.

Former NYC school chancellor and current News Corp. VP says he's staying focused on the children.

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| Thu Oct. 13, 2011 9:46 AM PDT

Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Anti-Union Outfit Double Down on GrannyGate

While TV stations drop a controversial anti-union ad, the governor and his allies defend it.

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| Thu Oct. 13, 2011 7:19 AM PDT

Scott Walker Recall Campaign Is On

Can Wisconsin progressives and Democrats muster enough support to oust their state's controversial governor?

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| Tue Oct. 11, 2011 11:20 AM PDT
rick scott

Rick Scott to Liberal Arts Majors: Drop Dead

The Florida governor wants to turn out more college graduates...but only if they're useful to corporations.

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| Tue Oct. 11, 2011 7:15 AM PDT

Peace, Love, and Understanding

What's so funny about protesters camping in lower Manhattan? More scenes from #OccupyWallStreet.

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| Tue Oct. 11, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Justin Townes Earle Lives Up to His Name

The once-troubled son of a big-name musician finds his path among folk's legends.

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| Mon Oct. 10, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

The Final Decision on the Keystone XL Pipeline is Coming Soon

Enviros and unions come out in force for last public hearing on the pipeline.

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| Fri Oct. 7, 2011 2:21 PM PDT

At the Heart of #OccupyWallStreet

Photos from New York's embattled financial district.

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| Fri Oct. 7, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Flat-Lining the Middle Class

Economic numbers to die for.

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| Thu Oct. 6, 2011 10:48 AM PDT

From Wisconsin to Wall Street, an Economic Reckoning

The Badger State uprising and Occupy Wall Street are different—but have been fueled by the same profound crisis.

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| Thu Oct. 6, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Newt Gingrich Doesn't Need No Stinking Economic Advisers

The former House speaker got it wrong in the '90s. But he claims "the best economic adviser I'll have is me."

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| Wed Oct. 5, 2011 9:50 AM PDT

Occupy Wall Street, Powered by Big Labor

Can major unions help grow the fledgling protest movement into a force to be reckoned with?

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| Wed Oct. 5, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Map: Occupy Wall Street, a global movement

Our roundup of arrests, a timeline of key events, and more.

—By the Mother Jones news team

 | Tue Oct. 4, 2011 3:00 AM PDT