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Hannibal’s Feminist Take on Horror
The NBC drama proves that you can stamp out sexism and still produce scares.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Is Obama’s Budget Really ‘Dead on Arrival’?
Republicans like Darrell Issa don't want to engage in debate, they want to stifle it.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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Who Has The Right to Track You?
As states begin to rein in mass surveillance, corporations argue that they have a right to collect data.
David Sirota

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What Would Lynne Tillman Do? Wouldn’t You Like To Know
Tillman's essay collection displays her profound distrust for the way society's stories betray our lived truths.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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The GOP’s Attack on Basic Rights Continues
Over the last several weeks, Republicans have proposed—and sometimes passed—legislation limiting the civil liberties of some citizens.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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The Real Winners at the Oscars
From Ellen DeGeneres to Lupita Nyong'o, we acknowledge those who excelled at the ceremony itself.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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In Times of Government Surveillance, Whose ‘Security’ Is at Stake?
Officials claim the current state policy is necessary to preserve the public's well-being.
Noam Chomsky

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The Third Party That’s Winning
With new strategies, the Working Families Party is shaking up the two-party system.
Sarah Jaffe

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The Real Welfare Queens
A new report shows corporations like Koch Industries have gotten billions in government subsidies.
David Sirota

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Why the Internet Will Soon Be Two-Tiered
Low-income people of color stand to lose the most from the erosion of net neutrality.
Jay Cassano and Michael Brooks

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The Billionaires’ Scheme to Destroy Democracy
The 1% are advocating a campaign for a one-dollar-one-vote plutocracy.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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China’s Green Movement
Environmentalists cut through the smog of state repression.
Michelle Chen

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Downton Abbey, Season 4, Episode 8: Dear Abbey, What’s to Become Of Us?
One writer's advice for Downton's plot-twist-beset heroes and heroines.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Anti-Fracking Fight Heats Up in Maryland
Baltimore's march against the proposed Cove Point project was the largest environmental protest in the city's history.
Bruce Vail

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Free Contraception Is in Danger Again
A Supreme Court case may prioritize employers' religious freedoms over women's health.
Ruth Rosen

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NFL Homophobia Revealed: Football Is a ‘Man’s-Man Game’
The league's remarks about Michael Sam aren't just anti-gay; they are employment discrimination.
David Sirota

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Who’s Afraid of Rahm Emanuel?
Amara Enyia, who plans to run for mayor of Chicago in 2015, certainly isn’t.
Kari Lydersen

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Former FCC Commissioner Warns Against Comcast-Time Warner Merger
Michael Copps says the commission's love affair with industry destroyed independent media outlets.
Michael Winship

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Return to Lender
A scheme to save the U.S. postal service by turning post offices into community banks.
Michelle Chen

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Kentucky’s Keystone XL
Nuns, landowners and environmentalists take on the union-backed Bluegrass Pipeline.
Cole Stangler

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The GOP’s Fight Against Medicaid
4.4 million more Americans than last year have health insurance—no thanks to Republicans.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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UIC Faculty: We’re Striking for Students
Two faculty members at the University of Illinois-Chicago give a firsthand account of why they're striking.
Lennard Davis and Walter Benn Michaels

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Laverne Cox: Transforming Hollywood
The trailblazing Orange is the New Black star has become a powerful voice for trans people, including CeCe McDonald.
Yasmin Nair

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Downton Abbey, Season 4, Episode 7: A Farewell to Charms
Downton ties up this season's loose ends, and the results are pretty offensive.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
