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Strong Enough for a Man, Effective Enough For A Woman
Sen. Gillibrand’s five-point family and economic plan is refreshingly, aggressively pro-worker.
Sarah Jaffe
Feature
Homeland, Season 3, Episode 2 Recap: The Girls Must Be Crazy
Dana and Carrie’s families try to silence them 'for their own good.'
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
Did Private Prison Medics Let A Woman Die To Save Cash? Judge Rules Pa. Lawsuit Will Go Forward
Matt Stroud
Culture
The Zombie Economist
Alan Greenspan is baa-ack.
Chris Lehmann
Feature
Progressive Democrats Fear Showdown Will End in Social Security Cuts
In a rally on Thursday, Congress’s left flank linked arms against using safety-net programs as bargaining chips.
Cole Stangler
Feature
NFL Scores Big With Tax-Exempt Status
How football symbolizes economic unfairness in America.
David Sirota
Labor
When Federal Contracts Turn Into Corporate Welfare
Michelle Chen
Culture
Are We Fabulous Yet?
The tyranny of queer beauty.
Yasmin Nair
Feature
Orange Is the New Black, Episode 11: Misery Loves Company
Surprise! No one in Litchfield can deal with pain in a healthy way.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
Feature
Your Internet’s in Danger
Verizon v. FCC could lead to one Internet for the 'haves' and another for the 'have-nots.'
Cole Stangler
Comics
This Shutdown Is Bad For America’s Health
Eric Garcia
Culture
Uh-oh, We F**ked Our Mother
Our Oedipal relationship with Mother Earth.
Theo Anderson
Southern Discomfort: Notoriously Conservative Alabama Revises Harsh Sentencing; Florida Doubles Down
Matt Stroud
Feature
First They Came for the Federal Workers…
The GOP government shutdown prefigures an attack on the working class.
Mariya Strauss
Feature
Homeland, Season 3, Episode 1 Recap: The Cheese Stands Alone
After a rocky second season, Homeland’s compelling season opener leaves Carrie fending for herself.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
Labor
NYC Bridge and Tunnel Bosses Won’t Budge on Foreign Steel
Bruce Vail
Comics
The Borg Shutdown
Matt Bors
Feature
Today, Congressional Republicans Violate Their Oath of Office
The House has resorted to hostage-taking, rather than the job it was elected to do.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
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