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The New Populists

Can Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown revive bank reform?

Sarah Jaffe

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Mayor of the 1%

A new book explains why 'Rahm Emanuel' is a dirty word in many Chicago circles.

Nick Burt

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Serious Heterosexual Guys, Make Way for Munro

Alice Munro’s Nobel victory signifies a changing view of literature.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Return to Nixonland

How the NSA slipped its leash under Bush and Obama.

Lisa Graves

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Orange Is the New Black, Season 1 Finale: No More Ms. Nice Blonde Lady

The show we didn't see coming socks us in the teeth.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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The War on Pensions Goes Federal

Congress could apply a 'haircut' to previously sacrosanct pensions.

Cole Stangler

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Why the Tea Party Loves Medicare but Hates Obamacare

How the GOP and the Koch brothers took advantage of the Tea Party's confused populism.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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Homeland, Season 3, Episode 3 Recap: Way Down in the Hole (Again)

Brody has bad luck with foreign countries and holes.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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‘FDR Democrat’ Vies for Congressional Seat

In a five-way Democratic race in Massachusetts, Carl Sciortino is jockeying for leftmost.

Cole Stangler

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Unintended Conquerors

Yossi Klein Halevi's new book Like Dreamers speaks with rare clarity on the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Louis Nayman

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Gravity: A Giant Leap for Film, and a Step for Womankind

The film currently blowing up box offices is, essentially, a one-woman show.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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A Penchant For Pension Cutting

The so-called pension crisis diverts attention from the real money drain: corporate welfare.

David Sirota

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It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s the Labor Movement!

Want to teach younger people about organizing? Try comic books.

Paul Buhle

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Who Is John Galt? Now We Know!

On financial meltdowns and government shutdowns.

Slavoj Žižek

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The Obama Doctrine

What American exceptionalism and isolationism share.

Noam Chomsky

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Orange Is the New Black, Episode 11: Toys for Tots

Everyone in Litchfield just keeps making the same mistakes.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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The New AFL-CIO

The federation has four new strategies to create a ‘new working-class movement.’ Will they work?

David Moberg

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The Grumpy Obstructionist Party

It's time for Dems to turn the tables.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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When Plan ‘B’ Stands for ‘Barriers’

Many rural Kentucky pharmacies are still limiting access to the emergency contraceptive, FDA rulings be damned.

April Corbin

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Strong Enough for a Man, Effective Enough For A Woman

Sen. Gillibrand’s five-point family and economic plan is refreshingly, aggressively pro-worker.

Sarah Jaffe

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Homeland, Season 3, Episode 2 Recap: The Girls Must Be Crazy

Dana and Carrie’s families try to silence them 'for their own good.'

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Progressive Democrats Fear Showdown Will End in Social Security Cuts

In a rally on Thursday, Congress’s left flank linked arms against using safety-net programs as bargaining chips.

Cole Stangler

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NFL Scores Big With Tax-Exempt Status

How football symbolizes economic unfairness in America.

David Sirota

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Orange Is the New Black, Episode 11: Misery Loves Company

Surprise! No one in Litchfield can deal with pain in a healthy way.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle