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A Cold, Hard Look at the NSA’s Metadata Program

Fearmongering abounds, but the facts are simple. No attacks have been stopped.

David Sirota

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Disrupting the Disruptors

Working at Amazon.com sucks. Can unions do something about it?

Erik Forman

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How Walmart Organizers Turned the Internet Into a Shop Floor

Walmart workers and organizers prove 'clicktivism' can evolve into offline activism.

Sarah Jaffe

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Coal-ateral Damage

Appalachian environmentalists call a proposed 110-mile expressway ‘mountaintop removal disguised as a highway.’

Cole Stangler

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NAFTA’s Trail of Destruction

Twenty years after NAFTA, income inequality and the trade deficit have skyrocketed.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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American Hustle Has Nothing To Say (And That’s Okay)

David O. Russell is more about entertainment than statement, but his films still matter.

Michael Atkinson

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Downton Abbey, Season 4, Episode 2: Downton’s Rape Fail

The lightweight show takes on a heavy issue, and not well.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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How the Rich Ruin the Environment

The solution? Curb overconsumption and overwork.

Alyssa Battistoni

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A Farewell to Retirement Security

What the loss of pensions at Boeing means for U.S. workers.

Stephen Franklin

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Weed Is Legal And Nobody Died

Washington's fears of reefer madness haven't come to pass in Colorado.

David Sirota

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A Brief History of Anarchism

The struggle for the common good has a long past.

Noam Chomsky

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Republicans (Still) Have a ‘Female Problem’

In the 2014 midterms, women will be the battleground. And one party has a leg up.

Ruth Rosen

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‘Sorry’ Not Good Enough for Chicago Torture Survivors

Rahm Emanuel needs to put his money where his mouth is.

G. Flint Taylor and Joey L. Mogul

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Downton Abbey, Season 4, Episode 1, Part 1: A (Silver) Spoon Full of Sugar

Downton Abbey's back, and it's schmaltzier than ever.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Forever Temp?

Once a bastion of good jobs, manufacturing has gone gaga for temps.

Sarah Jaffe

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Hood Feminist

The creator of #solidarityisforwhitewomen talks race and online feminism.

Kathleen Jercich

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Princes of the City

From Rahm Emanuel to Rob Ford, today's mayors increasingly run their cities like fiefdoms.

Kari Lydersen

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Homelessness in the Land of High-Tech

Thousands sleep in the streets of super-rich Silicon Valley.

Evelyn Nieves, AlterNet

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The Next Corporate-Friendly Trade Pact

With the TPP facing Congressional scrutiny, the U.S. presses forward on another deal.

Cole Stangler

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Just Kids

Could a recent Supreme Court decision give juvenile lifers a second chance?

Matt Stroud

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When XXX Doesn’t Mark the Spot

What censoring online porn means for queer youth (and everyone else)

Yasmin Nair

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The End of the ‘War on Christmas’ Fearmongering

Despite the best efforts of Fox News, Americans have recognized there's no 'war on Christmas.

David Sirota

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Can We Reclaim The Holiday Season From Corporations?

A guide to giving children joy, instead of more gifts.

Frida Berrigan

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‘Her’ Is Really More About ‘Him’

Spike Jonze's new romantic drama is undoubtedly sexist—but critics haven't seemed to notice.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle