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Let Old Labor Die
With union membership declining, Tom Geoghegan has a radical prescription for labor.
Jeremy Gantz
Culture
On the Death of a Spouse
Karl has died.
Jane Miller
Culture
The Reporter Who Paid a High Price for ‘Contra Crack’
A new film, Kill the Messenger, shows how the CIA, the Washington Post and the LA Times conspired to discredit a journalist, and destroyed a life.
Jim Naureckas
Culture
Palestine Activist’s Confession Allegedly Obtained By Torture Leads to Immigration Conviction
Rasmea Odeh faces up to 10 years in a U.S. prison and deportation for failing to disclose a criminal history that was allegedly the result of physical and sexual torture.
Christa Smith
Culture
We Are All Sea Turtles Now
Can the Olive ridley sea turtle survive human meddling?
Molly M. Ginty
Culture
The Next Oil Spill
According to a new documentary, we're all responsible for the BP disaster.
Patricia Aufderheide
Culture
The Filmmaker Any Cinema-Literate Progressive Must Know
Finally, more of Chris Marker's work is becoming available in the U.S. Here's where to start.
Michael Atkinson
Culture
New Deal, Same Spiel
Ken Burns' documentary about the Roosevelts is heavy on fable but light on fact.
Chris Lehmann
Culture
Portrait of a Husband, Father and Genocidal Butcher
Heading the SS didn't excuse Heinrich Himmler from his fatherly duties.
Michael Atkinson
Culture
The Poor Don’t Need Pity
In a new book, Linda Tirado elaborates on her viral essay, 'Why I Make Terrible Decisions, or, Poverty Thoughts.'
Joanna Scutts
Culture
David Bowie’s Radicalism
The artist blew our minds wide open.
Sarah Jaffe
Culture
The Rats of Patna
A modest proposal.
Amitava Kumar
Culture
Colonial State of America
In a new book, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz unearths our bloody origins.
Jeremy Gantz
Culture
Scotland: Why One Londoner Is Relieved
It's lucky for U.K. progressives that the Scots didn't secede.
Jane Miller
Culture
A Summer of Rubble
What are we to make of the recent eruptions of violence around the globe?
Jane Miller
Culture
Labor History: The First Factory Strike
In 1824 in Pawtucket, R.I., women weavers led the mother of all strikes.
Joey L. DeFrancesco and David Segal
Culture
A Sense of Life Ending
A long, slow end can be a treasure.
Jane Miller
Culture
Agitpopcorn
Propaganda tells the truth.
Michael Atkinson
Culture
What Is Literature For?
The U.K. removes American classics from required reading lists.
Jane Miller
Culture
Don’t Let Nina Be Misunderstood
The problem with Zoe Saldana playing Nina Simone.
Miriam Petty
Culture
Nationalize the Ivy League
We need to go further than the meritocratic reforms proposed by William Deresiewicz.
Chris Lehmann
Culture
In ‘Snowpiercer,’ Revolution is Brutal—And Necessary
The sci-fi flick doesn't fall into the trap of romanticizing the struggle.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
Culture
The Yes Men Secure the Homeland
A group of activists—disguised as government officials—get Homeland Security Congress attendees enthused to address climate change.
The Yes Men
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Jan Palach: Prague’s Human Torch
A new film takes a rare look behind the Iron Curtain.
Michael Atkinson
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