Inside ITT

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Dying for the Job

When employers put efficiency and profit over safety, it's their workers who suffer.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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Official Tipped Off Hess Rail Yard About Oil-Carrier Inspection

Emails cast doubt on the integrity of a federal crackdown on unsafe shipping practices.

Cole Stangler

Labor

Fighting the Big Apple’s Big Inequality Problem

Sarah Jaffe

California Moves to Prevent Future Sterilization of Prisoners

George Lavender

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Rand Paul Risks Telling the Truth About Ronald Reagan

The effectiveness of Reagan's presidency is no more than a right-wing myth.

CJ Werleman, AlterNet

Culture

The Ambiguities of Care

As they grow older, women may find themselves once again enlisted as unpaid caretakers.

Jane Miller

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‘Race Matters,’ Sotomayor Reminds Fellow Justices

The majority of Supreme Court justices seem to think prejudice will disappear if they say so.

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

Comics

Capitalism in the 21st Century

Matt Bors

Is Prison Labor A Union Issue?

George Lavender

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Mad Men, Season 7, Episode 3: Betty Who?

Whether it's Crocker or Friedan, Betty can't seem to fit the roles society has constructed for her.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Comics

Hannity’s Real Problem with Cliven Bundy

Matt Bors

Dispatch

Pittsburgh’s Nonprofit Pirates

A hospital behemoth dominates the city, pays no taxes and does little for its lowest-paid workers.

Rebecca Burns

The Free Alabama Movement: “Alabama Will Be Ground Central For A Civil Rights Movement Again”

George Lavender

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Rachel K. Dooley

Labor

One Year After Rana Plaza, Safety Issues in Walmart Supply Chain Persist

Yana Kunichoff

Labor

Legislators Take Notice As Northwestern Votes On Athlete Unionization

Alex Lubben

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Joss Whedon Proves He Can Create Weak Female Characters

'In Your Eyes' will disappoint Whedon's feminist fans. Along with, most likely, everyone else.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Post-Occupy, #myNYPD Makes New York’s Blood Boil

As Occupier Cecily McMillan stands trial, the city's 99% rediscovers its anger toward the NYPD.

Sarah Jaffe