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Pension Theft: Class War Goes to the Next Stage

Dean Baker: Pensions are not gifts bestowed by the government on workers; they are part of workers' pay.
Bernie Sanders on 2016: His Candidacy, Elizabeth Warren and the Clintons

Sanders recently announced that he’s considering entering the 2016 presidential race if a strong progressive doesn’t.

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John Nichols

John Nichols, a pioneering political blogger, has written the Beat since 1999. His posts have been circulated internationally, quoted in numerous books and mentioned in debates on the floor of Congress.

Nichols writes about politics for The Nation magazine as its Washington correspondent. He is a contributing writer for The Progressive and In These Times and the associate editor of the Capital Times, the daily newspaper in Madison, Wisconsin. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune and dozens of other newspapers.