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Pennies at the Register, Dollars in the Paycheck

Would higher wages really be 'devastating' for individual consumers?

David Sirota

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Orange Is the New Black, Episode 2: The Dangers of Red-Baiting

We meet the prison chef, and a power struggle ensues.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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The Force Behind Bills To Lower Wages and Suppress Workers’ Rights? You Guessed It: ALEC

The right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council has modeled legislation to strip workers of their rights nationwide.

Mary Bottari and Rebekah Wilce

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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Clueless

The Newsroom recap: The 'mission to civilize' makes a comeback. Cover your ears.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Teach for America’s Mission to Displace Rank-and-File Educators in Chicago

Why are thousands of experienced educators being replaced by new college graduates?

Kenzo Shibata

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Why Did 83 Democrats Vote to Continue NSA Surveillance?

This time, we can't blame the Republicans.

Cole Stangler

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Helen Thomas: First and Foremost

The White House reporter smashed the glass ceiling for women and set the bar for tenacity.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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‘Bargain’ on Immigration Would Feed Prison Profits

The private prison industry stands to gain millions from the Senate's reform plan.

Michelle Chen

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Presidential Infallibility

To a grandfather seeking answers, the U.S. shrugs and says: We don't have to tell you why we killed your grandson.

David Sirota

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Young Activists Occupy Florida Capitol, Demand Justice for Trayvon

The 'Dream Defenders' won't be moved until the bigger issues in the Martin shooting are addressed.

Sarah Jaffe

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Thank You, Strike Again

How low-wage service workers are changing the face of labor.

David Moberg

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Orange Is the New Black, Episode 1: The New McNulty

Orange is the New Black's main character is its weakest link—but you should watch it anyway.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Why NSA Surveillance Should Alarm Labor

If unions are not speaking out against PRISM, it is because they have short memories.

Sam Adler-Bell and David Segal

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Wage Theft’s Top Cop

Meet Julie A. Su, bane of the deadbeat employer

Spencer Woodman

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Why the Relentless Assault on Abortion in the U.S.?

We're still not comfortable with recreational sex.

Ruth Rosen

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Who Will Stand Up to Wall Street?

While the House continues kowtowing, a select few in the Senate are working to tame the banks.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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A Progressive Alternative to Austerity

Passing steeper taxes on the rich isn't as hard as you'd think.

Fred Glass

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Deus ex YouTube

The Newsroom recap: Aaron Sorkin introduces us to The Internet.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Representing Evil

On the portrayal of (alleged) criminals and the American psyche.

Richard Baker

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Who’s Afraid of Valerie Jarrett?

Criticisms of Jarrett reveal gender and racial anxieties--and a rift in Democratic Party.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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What Would Real Justice for Trayvon Martin Look Like?

The acquittal of George Zimmerman made us furious. But will a hate-crime conviction make anything better?

Kay Whitlock

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Muslim Group Sues NSA Over Surveillance

Advocates are wary of an America where carrying-a-pressure-cooker-while-Muslim can bring the FBI knocking.

Belen Fernandez

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Congress Members Move to Restore Voting Rights Act

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is taking steps to reinstate the civil-rights law invalidated by the Supreme Court.

Cole Stangler

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Is Higher Ed the Next Target of Corporate ‘Reformers’?

The proposed shuttering of City College of San Francisco bears unsettling parallels to K-12 school closings.

Rebecca Burns