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Europe’s Revolt Against Austerity

Syriza is part of a wave of anti-austerity leftism in Europe, much of it led by young people.

Bhaskar Sunkara

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The Absurdity of Rahm Emanuel’s Fixation on Chuy Garcia’s Enlace Budget Deficit

The mayor's hammering away at Garcia over several hundred thousand dollars in deficit at the nonprofit Enlace Chicago is incredibly dishonest.

Micah Uetricht

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Under Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Opens the Door to Privatizing Half its Public Housing

Residents fear that a new redevelopment initiative will usher in another wave of displacement.

Rebecca Burns

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“He Sold Us Out”: Activists Fuming Over Bob Fioretti’s “Come to Rahm” Moment Endorsing Mayor Emanuel

The former progressive mayoral critic has come out in support of Rahm Emanuel, which some former allies see as a gross betrayal.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

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To Catch a Torturer: One Attorney’s 28-Year Pursuit of Racist Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge

A human rights attorney looks back at his nearly three decades going after Chicago's notorious torturer of African-American men.

Flint Taylor

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The SEC’s Danger of Regulatory Capture

How the "cozying up" at the SEC is just another example of regulatory capture.

David Sirota

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For FERC’s Sake, Regulate

The most important government agency you’ve never heard of has never met a fracking lobbyist it didn’t like.

Justin Mikulka

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Why So Many Celebrities Are Scientologists: Going Clear, Revealing New HBO Doc, Holds Clues

One explanation is hidden in plain sight: the way the cult mirrors the star-obsessed, profit-driven culture of Hollywood.

Eileen Jones

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South Side Man Who Posed Stone-faced with Mayor on Instagram: Rahm Emanuel is a Horrible Tipper

The health food store employee and a coworker say Mayor Emanuel is a notoriously bad tipper, and once left a 37-cent tip on a seven-dollar shake.

Micah Uetricht

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“To this mayor, black and brown lives do not matter”: 3 Arrested at Die-In at Rahm Emanuel’s Office

Protesters demand reforms to alleged abuses in Chicago’s criminal justice system, including a discriminatory “stop-and-frisk” program and secret interrogation site.

Yana Kunichoff

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When the War on Drugs in Mexico Comes Back Home to the U.S.

Like the Islamic State, the Mexican drug cartels' power has increased as the result of disastrous U.S. policies.

Rebecca Gordon

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Storming the Corporate Castle: Does Shareholder Activism Work?

Shareholder activism has sparked major wins for progressives, but the strategy has also spurred debate.

Theo Anderson

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Whither Žižek?: On Zionism and Jews

Slavoj Zizek’s line of thought conveniently plays into the hands of Israel's hard right, like newly reelected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli expansionists.

Louis Nayman

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Under ACLU-Drafted Bill, Illinois Police Must Forget Where You’ve Been

A new Illinois State Senate bill could end the mass collection and indefinite storage of license plate tracking data by police.

Joel Handley

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Why Jesus “Chuy” Garcia Should Look to Anton Cermak’s Chicago Mayoral Campaign for Inspiration

The parallels between Cermak and Garcia—and Chicago's political moment in the 1930s and now—are striking.

Peter Cole

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How Unions Can Grow Stronger in the Wake of Right To Work

Now that the former union bastion of Wisconsin has become the 25th 'right to work' state, labor must seriously address the question: How to organize under these conditions?

David Moberg

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Netanyahu’s Not So Secret Plan

Netanyahu is creating an Israel that will stretch from the Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea.

Marilyn Katz

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On David Brooks and the “Moral Failures” of the Poor

We aren’t bereft of morals, as Brooks argues—we are plagued with bad ones that blame the poor for their own condition.

Emmett Rensin

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Why Did Gov. Chris Christie Settle New Jersey’s Pollution Lawsuit Against Exxon Mobil?

One possible answer is simple: money—more specifically, campaign cash.

David Sirota

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After Rahm Emanuel’s Alleged Explosion, Mental Health Activists Demand Respect

Activists say the mayor has yet to reckon with the effects of his mental health clinic closures.

Maya Dukmasova

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When Good Political Arguments Go Bad: On “Critique Drift”

It’s time to recognize that the injunction against criticizing those who self-identify as activists for social justice is a dead-end for our movement.

Freddie deBoer

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What Has Jesus “Chuy” Garcia Actually Accomplished in Office? A Lot, It Turns Out.

It's not just that Rahm Emanuel has devastated Chicago through privatization and corruption—Chuy Garcia has a strong record of smart progressive governance.

Rick Perlstein

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Do We Need Wolves?

The Endangered Species Act is under attack as Congress moves to delist wolves.

John Collins

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With Jesse Jackson’s Chuy Garcia Endorsement, Black Leaders Begin to Unite Against Rahm Emanuel

García could be on his way to building the cross-racial coalition needed to unseat Emanuel and become Chicago's first Latino mayor.

Miles Kampf-Lassin