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September 7th, 2014 Obama's Lincoln problem: Which Lincoln is he, the great orator or the great obfuscator? Todd Brewster Obama hoped to emulate Lincoln's sense of justice and compassion. He may follow him in less flattering ways We still lie about slavery: Here's the truth about how the American economy and power were built on forced migration and torture Edward E. Baptist All these decades later, our history books are filled with myths and mistruths. It is time for a true reckoning Finally, Wall Street gets put on trial: We can still hold the 0.1 percent responsible for tanking the economy Thomas Frank Too Big To Fail bailouts let them get away with it. The amazing result of California fraud trial could change that My brother's violent end Chris Schumerth Shane's life ended in a horrible act I'll never understand. But growing up, we couldn't have been closer The rebellion to save planet Earth: Why civil disobedience could be our last, best hope Ted Hamilton Traditional methods for fighting global warming have proven fruitless. It's time for the people to take a stand America's Donald Trump complex: We're addicted to consumption — and it's destroying us Joe Todd Americans have been conditioned to believe we need to spend to live, a culturally and ecologically destructive lie How to save America from cars: Start sharing them Henry Grabar Uber and Lyft show promise, but to really cut down on traffic congestion, we need a taxi revolution 3 ways American workers get screwed without even realizing it Allegra Kirkland, AlterNet Thanks to extra responsibilities like email and overtime, we spend many more hours on the job than we think we do America's fortress of blood: The death of George Jackson and the birth of the prison-industrial complex Dan Berger In 1971, activist George Jackson was mysteriously killed in San Quentin prison — a tragedy repeated time and again "There are no silver bullets": Humanity's incredible run of luck might be coming to an end Lindsay Abrams Humans have overcome plenty of natural crises before, Ruth DeFries tells Salon. Will we be able to do so again? 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