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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
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Why Edward Snowden Is the Definition of a Whistleblower
The verdict on Snowden is in.
David Sirota
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Top Pipeline Regulator: Lack of Oversight ‘Keeps Me Up At Night’
Some 200,000 miles of gathering lines go entirely unregulated.
Cole Stangler
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The Adjunct’s Lament
Even in the ivory tower, work is often solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short.
Rebecca Burns
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Republicans Offer Up a Raw Deal for Christmas
The GOP wants to give corporations bonuses and put the unemployed out in the cold.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
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Precarious Democracy
A political agenda for the precarious class.
Joel Bleifuss
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Stealing Pennies from Chileros
Green chiles are a hot commodity, but the fields are overgrown with wage theft.
Joseph Sorrentino
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