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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.
Kristian Williams
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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
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How Westboro Baptist Church Accidentally Raised $75,000 for LGBT Youth
The hate-spewing church works against itself by inciting college students.
Camille Beredjick
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The Orwellian Pols Who Call Drones ‘Humane Weapons’
Our politicians have forgotten that the truly humane path is finding alternatives to war.
David Sirota
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Debtors’ Prisons Make a Comeback
Across the U.S., debts to private companies are landing poor people in jail.
Alex Kane, AlterNet
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Yes, He Did: Obama Plugged Trans-Pacific Partnership While Touting ‘Middle Class’ Growth
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is an imminent threat to American workers--and it has the Obama administration's full support.
Roger Bybee
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The State of the Unions
With labor under full-scale attack, President Obama must speak up.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
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Of Rape and Roe
What the war on women means for pregnant teenagers.
Ann Russo
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The Woman Who’s Changing the Definition of ‘Foodie’
ROC’s Saru Jayaraman is doing for ethical eating what Michael Pollan did for slow food.
Michelle Chen
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