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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

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White Chick Behind Bars

Netflix's Orange is the New Black gets an 'A' on queer issues, a 'C' on race and an 'F' on class.

Yasmin Nair

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Taking Back the Open Mic Night

Prominent comedians are coming out against rape jokes after a long culture war.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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U.S. Politicians Seduced by Iran’s Shadow Government

A group of wealthy, hawkish Iranians-in-exile has premier access to U.S. Congress members.

Cole Stangler

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Racism, the U. S. Justice System, and the Trayvon Martin Verdict

What happens when African Americans don't get a jury of their peers?

Flint Taylor

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Republicans Love Lucy

Just like Ricky Ricardo, the GOP thinks women are empty-headed twits.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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The Verdict on a ‘Post-Racial’ Society

What the George Zimmerman acquittal says about America.

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

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Go Nuclear, Democrats

With the Labor Board's basic functioning at stake, it's time for Harry Reid to ax filibusters.

John Logan