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Remembering—and Forgetting—the Lessons of Chicago’s 1995 Heat Wave

The reissue of sociologist Eric Klinenberg's classic book on the deadly heat wave should remind us that such disasters are anything but natural.

Daniel Hertz

Viewpoint

The (R)evolutionary Vision and Contagious Optimism of Grace Lee Boggs

Boggs' love for humanity ran strong and deep, serving as a generative force for creating change.

Barbara Ransby

Culture

How California Birthed the Modern Right Wing

Many of 20th-century conservatism's tricks were honed in 1930s agribusiness's fight against farmworkers

Chris Lehmann

Labor

Adjuncts Win Union Contract at Maryland Institute College of Art

Bruce Vail

Labor

Central States Pension Fund Prepares To Slash Hundreds of Thousands of Workers’ Pensions

David Moberg

Labor

Carly Fiorina Didn’t Pay Several Workers From Her Previous Campaign

Branko Marcetic

Viewpoint

The New York Times Has Repeatedly Downplayed the Success of the BDS Movement Against Israel

The BDS movement has been racking up a series of successes lately and has caught the attention of many in Israel. But you wouldn't know it from reading the Times.

Gunar Olsen

Feature

NDP Rising Star Nathan Cullen on How Republican Tactics are Infecting Canadian Politics, and More

The rising star of the socialist-leaning New Democratic Party discusses how Canadian Conservatives are learning from their neighbors to the south.

Joel Bleifuss

Feature

Bernie Sanders Is Changing American Politics—But He’s Not Thinking Big Enough

Sure, Sanders has pulled the political conversation strongly to the Left. But he—and the activists involved in his campaign—are capable of much, much more.

Joe Allen

Labor

T-Mobile Workers Say the Company Has Repeatedly Engaged in Union-busting

Michael Arria

Labor

Video Game Voice Actors Push for Strike Over Performance Bonuses and Stressful Recordings

Branko Marcetic

Comics

Martin Shkreli and the Art of Being a Terrible Human Being

Matt Bors

Feature

Even Donald Trump Wants To Eliminate This Tax Loophole for the Rich, Yet Congress Won’t Do It

While dodging through this loophole, hedge fund staffers pay about half the tax rate that kindergarten teachers are assessed.

Jim Hightower

Labor

Netflix’s Offer of Paid Family Leave Only to Salaried Workers Reflects Larger Divide in Tech

Crystal Stella Becerril

Labor

The Fight For 15 Just Landed at America’s Busiest Airport

David Moberg

Feature

The Disastrous History of Henry Kissinger’s Policies in the Middle East

Despite being revered in establishment circles, Kissinger's policies have wreaked havoc in the region and produced blowback for the United States.

Greg Grandin

Rural America

Eve of Destruction: Bureau of Land Management Sacrifices Native Site to Mining Group

Stephanie Woodard

Labor

Will the NEA Endorse Hillary Clinton Over Bernie Sanders Without Asking for Anything in Return?

Fred Klonsky