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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

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PBS: Bought and Paid For

Strapped for cash, the public station took money from an anti-pension crusader. Then it promoted pension cuts.

David Sirota

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Redefining Work

Before we can call work 'noble,' we have to agree on what it is.

Peter Frase

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What the Media Need To Know About Trans People

After the suicide of 'Dr. V.' trans activists and journalists discuss how to prevent future tragedies.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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New Rules for Radicals

How George Goehl is transforming community organizing.

David Moberg

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When the Boss Wants a Union, But the GOP Says ‘No’

Volkswagen is willing to let employees at its Tennessee plant unionize, but Republicans are stiff in their opposition.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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Saving Lake Superior

On the southern shore, the Chippewa band together to stop a mine.

John Collins

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Downton Abbey, Season 4, Episode 6: Pig Poop, Right in the Kisser

'Edgy' plotlines about abortion and interracial romance are upstaged by pig feces.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Washington’s Selective Deficit Disorder

Politicians only impose austerity when it suits them.

David Sirota

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Illinois Attorney General Fights to Stop Jon Burge’s Pension Payments

The former police commander has raked in thousands while in prison for lying about torturing detainees.

G. Flint Taylor

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The Greatest Threat to World Peace

The United States polls higher than Pakistan, Iran and China as a perceived menace to peace.

Noam Chomsky

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Thousands Rally Against Keystone XL as Obama Faces Decision

The two-year-plus political drama is nearing its climax.

Cole Stangler

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Angering Environmentalists, AFL-CIO Pushes Fossil-Fuel Investment

Labor's Richard Trumka has gone on record praising the Keystone pipeline and natural gas export terminals.

Cole Stangler

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Northwestern Football Team Makes a Play To Change The Rules

With a historic union bid, players are confronting decades of exploitation.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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Chicago Youth Theater Refuses To Be Silenced

Teens in Chicago are overcoming censorship to share their perspectives on the city's social issues.

Kari Lydersen

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Stockholm Syndrome: A Love Story

'Labor Day' is not the feel-good romance it clearly sets out to be.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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The Same-Sex Marriage Trap

'The Marrying Kind?' dances around queer critiques of gay marriage.

Yasmin Nair

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Downton Abbey, Season 4, Episode 5: A Black Man Enters Downton, Panic Ensues

Race, like rape, is something Downton's writers don't seem equipped to handle.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Billionaires Attempt To Convince Society That They Are The Good Guys

America's rich see themselves as victims of Nazi-like persecution.

David Sirota

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Hated on the Left, the TPP Draws Conservative Foes

A ragtag right-wing coalition opposes fast-tracking the deal they call 'Obamatrade.'

Cole Stangler

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Kshama Sawant: The Great Red Hope

The socialist City Council member shares her plans for Seattle.

Micah Uetricht