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Labor
Persistent High Jobless Rate Hurts Most Workers—With or Without a Job
David Moberg

Culture
By Hook & By Crook
A rogue sportsman catches corporate fish, respectfully.
Eric Johnson

Viewpoint
After 9/11, Was War the Only Option?
Noam Chomsky

Labor
Seeking Union Rights, GE Janitors March on Labor Day
Kari Lydersen

Labor
Nurses Union to Wall St.: ‘You Got to Give Up the Dough—Pay What You Owe!’
Rose Arrieta

Labor
Bureaucracy Inaction: DOL Slowly Moves to Strengthen Child Farm Worker Laws
Mike Elk
Video
Chomsky on ‘Extreme Contempt for Democracy’
Joe Macaré
Labor
Georgia’s Celebrated No-Cost Labor Scheme: Cheating the Jobless?
Michelle Chen

Feature
Exclusion Zones
Policing public space—with deadly results—in Portland, Ore.
Kristian Williams

Viewpoint
The Lesson of the Chinese Invasion
David Sirota
Labor
The Great Corporate Tax Swindle: Dozens of Companies Pay CEO More Than IRS
Roger Bybee
Labor
AFL-CIO President Trumka Calls for ‘Bold’ Action on Jobs
David Moberg
Labor
South Africa’s Vineyard Workers Are Ripe for Exploitation
Kari Lydersen

Viewpoint
In Libya, a Bloodbath Looms
Robert Parry
Labor
This Labor Day, Build Esprit de Corps for Action
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Culture
Giving Gay Rights a Sporting Chance
The day when America’s athletes can play gay is drawing closer.
Pete Redington

Labor
Hershey Strikers Say Solidarity is the Best Cultural Exchange
Mike Elk

Labor
Let’s Make It Official: Obama Is Not Serious About a Real Recovery
Roger Bybee
Announcing In These Times’ New Agreement with the National Writers Union
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