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Mr. Miller Goes to Bangladesh
Workplace safety crusader Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) on how to prevent another tragedy like Rana Plaza.
Mike Elk
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Actually, If You’re a Progressive, You Have To Be Critical of the NSA
When the government overreaches, the Left may indeed find common cause with some on the Right.
Zaid Jilani
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How Cash Secretly Rules Surveillance Policy
Booz Allen et al donate campaign cash. Politicians praise surveillance. What does Occam's Razor say?
David Sirota
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Taking the Caring Out of Teaching
New York's new teacher evaluation system is tests, tests and more tests.
Sarah Jaffe
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Obama and Africa
Rhetoric aside, a close look at what the president has done in sub-Saharan Africa.
G. Pascal Zachary
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In Defense of PRISM
By delegitimizing the government, the Left is doing the Tea Party's dirty work.
Louis Nayman
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Dust Off Those Poll Tax Laws, Dixie
The Supreme Court has threatened our most basic right, to the delight of conservatives.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
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Privacy Is Lost, and We Are All To Blame
Where will the next generation of Americans draw the line on surveillance?
Andrew Lam
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Obama’s Dirty War on Journalism
Despite a facade of openness, the president has sought to crack down on "inconvenient" reporting.
David Sirota
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The Expendables: How the Temps Who Power Corporate Giants Are Getting Crushed
Hundreds of thousands of blue-collar workers are stuck in low-wage temp jobs, despite working for America's largest companies.
Michael Grabell, ProPublica
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Humanity’s Oldest Story
The White House claims unprecedented authority over drone strike assassinations.
David Sirota
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Ikea’s Race to the Bottom
Turkish workers say Ikea takes advantage of the authoritarian government's anti-union policies.
John Logan
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America Feeds the Rich
If the Farm Bill passes, it will literally take food out of the mouths of babes.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
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How Obamacare Could Flatline
Employers are doing their best to exploit loopholes in the ACA, and that's just one of many perils.
David Moberg
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The Hundred Years’ War for Healthcare Reform
Until the ACA, reform attempts have been thwarted throughout the last century.
Adam Gaffney
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Underinsured in the Age of Obamacare
The Affordable Care Act does not make healthcare a right.
Adam Gaffney
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A Turkish Spring?
The roots of the revolt in Taksim Square and the future of rebellion
Erik Forman
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Permanent Washington’s Backlash to Edward Snowden
The attacks on the NSA whistleblower reveal some ugly truths about America
David Sirota
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A Budget by the People, for the People
Participatory budgeting is on the menu in Chicago.
Joel Handley
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New Visions from the New Left
Gar Alperovitz and Staughton Lynd have blueprints for an ‘America beyond capitalism.’
David Moberg
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Bankruptcy Scheme Shafts Coal Miners
Patriot Coal wins in bankruptcy court, reneges on retiree benefits.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
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To Frack or Not to Frack in Illinois
New legislation that will regulate fracking in the state has divided environmentalists.
Marla Donato and students of DePaul University
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Food Stamps on the Chopping Block
Washington's attack on the poor continues as the Senate votes for big cuts to food aid.
Cole Stangler
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The Dirty Wars, Abroad and At Home
Jeremy Scahill's new film on drone warfare shows why we need to stop the war on whistleblowers
Trevor Timm
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