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House of Cards and the Liberal Imagination

The Netflix series' cynicism shouldn’t be mistaken for considered political critique.

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Labor and Allies, Surprised By Obama’s $9 Minimum Wage Proposal, Scramble to Coordinate

The president wants $9, Congressional Democrats want $10.10--but everyone's optimistic.

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Ode on a Grecian Radical

Will Greece choose austerity, or Alexis Tsipras?

Bhaskar Sunkara

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An Unrepresentative Democracy

America isn't nearly as conservative as our lawmakers think.

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This Progressive Stands With Rand

Sen. Rand Paul's 13-hour filibuster struck a much-needed blow at the Obama administration's senseless drone warfare.

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Milwaukee’s Best Farmer

Growing Power's Will Allen is the next big thing in farming.

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The Invisible Fist

The GOP respects the hand of the market, but disrespects those who work for it.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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Can Civilization Survive Capitalism?

On global warming, indigenous peoples and scientists face off against capitalist policymakers.

Noam Chomsky

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The Legacy of Anarchy Comics

A new volume revisits the series that breathed new life into the genre.

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A Nazi History Lesson

Alienated whites in Obama's America

Ian Reifowitz

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Labor’s Turnaround

The AFL-CIO has a plan to save the movement.

David Moberg

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Disaster Capitalism in Chicago Schools

Chicago's Board of Education creates a crisis, and charter school operators reap the benefits.

Kenzo Shibata

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It’s OK, We’re All Panicking

40 million Americans suffer from anxiety-related disorders.

David Sirota

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Budgetary Power to the People

An experiment with direct democracy on Chicago's South Side.

Joel Handley

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Fear in the Fields

For sexual harassers, undocumented farmworkers make the 'perfect victims.'

Joseph Sorrentino

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After The Feminine Mystique

There's more to feminism than what Friedan wrote 50 years ago.

Sheila Bapat

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7 Ways Sequestration Will Sock the Middle Class

Once again, the GOP strips funds from the neediest to pad their own wallets.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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As Obama Tours Israel, It’s Time for Action, Not Talk

During President Barack Obama's visit in Israel, he must focus on ending the occupation.

Marilyn Katz

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Two 2016 Prospects Reveal Democrats’ Identity Crisis

Elizabeth Warren and John Hickenlooper embody a party torn between populism and corporatism.

David Sirota

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What Europe’s Elites Don’t Know

When the blind are leading the blind, democracy is the victim.

Slavoj Žižek

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The Wage Theft Epidemic

Thanks to a wave of government cuts, there's no one to stop your boss from withholding your pay.

Spencer Woodman

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Death of the Yuppie Dream

The rise and fall of the professional-managerial class.

Barbara and John Ehrenreich

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Immigration Reform Would Boost Business, Undermine Rights

As D.C. politicians quibble over immigration reform, their plans all make the same big mistakes.

Michelle Chen

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Why Humans Have a Better Chance Than the Dinosaurs

The deadly 10-ton meteorite that hit Russia on Friday shows how cosmic threats can galvanize humanity.

Andrew Lam