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The Crackdown on Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange Is About Protecting U.S. Empire
By publishing information provided by whistleblower Chelsea Manning, WikiLeaks shined light on U.S. war crimes. But exposing empire comes at a cost.
Chip Gibbons
Viewpoint
Universal Programs, Not Reparations, Are Needed To Counter Racism’s Effects
The racial wealth gap is real and pernicious, but reparations are not the answer.
Zaid Jilani and Leighton Woodhouse
Viewpoint
The 2020 Candidates Are Dodging the Reparations Question
Here's what they get wrong, and how to get it right.
Janaé Bonsu
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The Alarming Rise of Civilian Deaths in the War On Terror
New reports show an escalation in civilian casualties from U.S. operations in Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia — and a pattern of U.S. denial about the scale of the problem.
Phyllis Bennis
Labor
How Volkswagen Has Gotten Away With Union-Busting
Chris Brooks
Labor
Larry Hanley Was a Transformational Labor Leader. He Will Be Missed.
Larry Cohen
Labor
What People in Kentucky Coal Country Really Think About a Green New Deal
Rachel M. Cohen
Labor
Please Let’s Never Call Uber “The Future of Work” Ever Again
Rebecca Burns
Labor
How the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Won Higher Wages By Playing For Free
Josh Wolf
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The Green New Deal Needs Labor’s Support. We Asked Sara Nelson How To Get It.
The president of the flight attendants union says stopping climate change and defending workers are part of the same fight.
Sarah Lazare
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As Long as Guantanamo Exists, Trump Has a Torture Chamber Ready To Use
The administration has discussed warehousing refugee children at the notorious prison.
Maha Hilal
Culture
Arsonists Torched Highlander’s Main Office. But You Can’t Burn Down an Idea.
Labor, civil rights and social justice activists have trained at the historic Highlander Research and Education Center for generations.
Gary Stevenson
Culture
Howard Zinn on How Karl Marx Predicted Our World Today
On the second centenary of his birth, Karl Marx remains as relevant as ever.
Howard Zinn
Viewpoint
The Wrong Way To Defend Later Abortions
We shouldn't use worst-case scenarios to justify later abortions. We should defend them unequivocally.
Bobby Walker
Labor
Chicago’s Charter School Strike Wave Keeps On Winning
Rebecca Burns
Dispatch
Stop & Shop Workers Vote to Ratify Contract—Although Benefits Will Shrink for New Part-Timers
The new 3-year contract with Stop & Shop protects some benefits for current employees, but also contains a two-tiered system.
Jeremy Gantz
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Joe Biden Is Railing Against Hedge Fund Managers, But He Has a Long History of Courting Them
Biden may cast himself as the champion of working people, but he's seeking support from the same financial elite that he chides on the 2020 campaign trail.
Branko Marcetic
Labor
Stop & Shop Workers Vote to Ratify Contract—Although Benefits Will Shrink for New Part-Timers
Jeremy Gantz
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