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Labor
Mississippi Lavishes $1.3 Billion in Subsidies on Nissan as Workers Get the Shaft
Roger Bybee
Comics
Inhofe and Coburn Explain their Votes against Disaster Aid
Jeff Danziger
Are You My Daddy?
Lindsay Beyerstein
Labor
Ballpark Workers Ask Giants Fans Not To Cross Picket Lines
George Lavender
Feature
After Oklahoma Disaster, Give Thanks for ‘Big Government’
Government--when working right--is the most powerful and reliable responder to large-scale emergencies.
David Sirota
Feature
Where the Real Danger Lies
Some indisputable consequences of closing 50 Chicago Public Schools.
Marilyn Katz
Chicago Public Housing Residents Sue, Citing Broken Promises
James Reddick
Culture
The Violently Killed Femmes
From Hemlock Grove to Hannibal, TV just can't get enough of dead teenage girls.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
Labor
The Axe Falls on 50 Chicago Public Schools
David Moberg
Labor
Top Democrats React to Low-Wage Federal Workers’ Strike
Mike Elk
The Verdict: Board Votes to Close 50 Chicago Public Schools
Jessica Corbett
Labor
A Budget That Tightens Belts by Emptying Stomachs
Michelle Chen
Feature
5 Wise Ideas for Syria
Don't listen to the hawks: A non-military solution is possible.
Stephen R. Weissman
Video
Bhaskar Sunkara is Fed Up with the Bloodless Wonks
Miles Kampf-Lassin
How an 82-Year-Old Nun Was Convicted of Violent Crimes of Terrorism
Fran Quigley, AlterNet
Why I Followed Rahm Emanuel to the Bathroom
Joel Handley
Comics
Jamie Dimon
Jeff Danziger
Feature
It’s Not Easy Being Blue and Green
Labor and environmentalists face off over the Keystone XL pipeline.
Rebecca Burns
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