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Dispatch
When Prisons Are Toxic to Both Humanity and the Environment
Activists are taking aim at mass incarceration, environmental pollution and the toxic prisons where the two problems meet.
John Washington
Culture
Donald Trump’s Fingers Were Always Short
In business as in politics, there's never been much behind the splashy surface.
Chris Lehmann
Viewpoint
Elie Wiesel Denounced Oppression of Jews—But Didn’t Do the Same for Palestinians
How should we remember the Nobel Peace Prize recipient who also provided cover for the devastation of the Middle East?
Max Blumenthal
Labor
Judge’s Ruling Re-Opens a Major Loophole that Allows Union Busters To Remain in the Shadows
Moshe Z. Marvit
Labor
Labor Organizing Across Israel’s Apartheid Line: An Interview with Israeli Labor Activist Yoav Tamir
Benjamin Balthaser
Labor
As Temperatures Climb Across the Country, Workers Will Suffer
Elizabeth Grossman
Labor
VIDEO: Frances Fox Piven on the Importance of Social Movements Being ‘Unruly’
Jamie K. McCallum
Feature
What I Saw at the Summit
The People’s Summit wasn’t perfect—but it was a start.
Bhaskar Sunkara
Viewpoint
Puerto Rico Can’t—And Shouldn’t—Pay Its Debts Just to Enrich Wall Street Profiteers
With interest rates of 785 percent, the island got stiffed by the municipal equivalent of a payday loan
Saqib Bhatti
Dispatch
Making Green Jobs Good Jobs
Unions organize the clean energy sector.
Kate Aronoff
Culture
Shuffling Off the Mortal Coil
On the passing of my friend, Daniel Aaron.
Jane Miller
Rural America
Biotech Reps and GMO Regs: Conflicts of Interest at the National Academy of Sciences
Jonathan R. Latham
Labor
Atlantic City Casino Workers’ Bargaining Is Going Down to the Wire, and a Strike Is Still Possible
David Moberg
Viewpoint
Banning the Box is Not Nearly Enough
For those who have been incarcerated, punishment doesn’t end with prison.
Lewis M. Steel
Labor
Teamsters Prepare For What Could Be a Major Union Leadership Battle
David Moberg
Culture
In Gaza, the Drones Never Sleep
Atef Abu Saif's wartime diaries offer a chilling voice of witness from Israel's 50-day bombardment of Palestine during Operation Protective Edge.
Nancy Kricorian
Feature
While You’re Busy Mocking Abigail Fisher, the Powerful Racist Forces Behind Her Are Getting a Pass
It might feel good to mock "Becky with the bad grades," but focusing on her lets the real power players in her anti-affirmative action case off the hook.
Jon Booth
Labor
Labor Research and Action Network Aims To Connect Researchers and Scholars with the Labor Movement
Jeff Schuhrke
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