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Homeland, Season 3, Episode 12: Ding, Dong, the Snitch Is Dead
Homeland's writers kill a major character—and it's actually pretty touching. Go figure.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
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Sandy Hook, One Year Later: No Gun Control in Sight
The NRA has taken keen advantage of our political system.
Steven Hill
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Who’s Really To Blame for Detroit’s Financial Problems?
Three painfully simple questions for Gov. Rick Snyder and officials.
David Sirota
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David Horowitz: ‘Conservatives Are So F**king Well-Mannered’
America’s preeminent leftist-turned-neoconservative talks politics with In These Times.
Cole Stangler
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The Pledge of Corporate Allegiance?
Leaks reveal that corporate front group ALEC may ask for loyalty oaths from legislators.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
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Homeland, Season 3, Episode 11: Where’s Fara?
At the expense of more interesting (and diverse) characters, Homeland gives us another hour of Brody.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
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In Defense of Peeta Mellark
Teen girls have unruly, selfish desires, and that's OK.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
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Eating Like There’s No Tomorrow
Meat consumption not only affects our environment, but also our access to antibiotics.
David Sirota
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A Death Knell for the McJob?
Strikes in 100 cities signal a sea change in attitudes about low-wage work.
David Moberg
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Don’t Feel Guilty About Chinese Worker Abuse
Get mad instead.
Kevin Slaten
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The ‘Axis of Evil’ Returns
The hypocritical U.S. policy towards Iran.
Noam Chomsky
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How the FBI Conspired to Destroy the Black Panther Party
The assassination of BPP leader Fred Hampton in 1969 was just the beginning.
G. Flint Taylor
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An Outsider on the Inside
Though battling terminal illness, Tim Carpenter is still busy moving Congress left.
Cole Stangler
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Homeland, Season 3, Episode 10: Hook, Line and Sinker
We fell for the previews' implication that this episode would be Brody's last. No such luck.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
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Black Friday Actions Empower Wal-Mart Workers
Wal-Mart touts a caring culture. Now, its workers are caring for each other by speaking out.
Sarah Jaffe
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Occupy Is Not the Only Movement
The strength of radical movements lies in their variety.
Biola Jeje
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The Naiveté of Nihilism
How Occupy challenged the way we think, speak and act upon resistance.
Marilyn Katz
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The Possibilities of Change
Young people continue to organize in the wake of Occupy
Sarah Jaffe
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The Institutions of the Left Did Little
How Occupy survived despite a lack of union support.
Cole Stangler
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‘Hopelessness is Our Biggest Enemy’
Why young people must continue to fight for change.
Linda Stout
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If Occupy Is a Battle, the First Round Was a Success
Understanding that the tides of social movements bring challenges and victories.
Carl Davidson
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Advice For Strategic Planning
A history professor weighs in on how Occupy will bring change.
Susan Levine
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What Indians Want
For starters, sovereignty over tribal membership and resource development.
Thomas King
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Finding Power in Occupy
How Occupy invigorated a generation's fight for survival.
Kirin Kanakkanatt
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