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Ghostbusters Is a Classic Summer Escape Film—But From Misogyny

Your ticket buys a joyful romp and a 1-hour, 45-minute break from sexism

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Labor

The Republicans Just Passed a Platform That Would Eviscerate Workers’ Rights

Victoria Albert

Labor

From New York to the Arab Gulf, Challenging Global Capitalism to Build Worker Power

Max Ajl

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The RNC Shows the GOP’s Base Is Getting Smaller and Angrier

Conservatives, once a self-proclaimed "silent majority," have become a loud, defensive minority.

Theo Anderson

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Will Pokémon Go Help Activism Evolve?

Some activist groups are using the new app to organize, while others are more skeptical.

Kate Aronoff

Labor

Why Now Is the Perfect Time For a Radical Labor Movement

Saqib Bhatti and Stephen Lerner

Rural America

Genetically Engineered Crops Are Part and Parcel of the Decline of Rural Communities

Jim Goodman

Culture

Sim City and the Worst Ways to End Homelessness

The neoliberal mindset doesn't compute with ethical public policy.

Rebecca Burns

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RNC Day 1: The Real World, Cleveland

Reality TV star Donald Trump brings his show to Cleveland, where the GOP party faithful are plotting to vote Hillary Clinton off the island.

Theo Anderson

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Disappointed By the Democratic Party Platform? Follow the Money.

Several delegates to the platform drafting committee have deep financial ties to conservative industries.

Branko Marcetic

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Meet Chris Antal, the U.S. Army Chaplain Who Resigned Over the Drone Program

'We have morally disengaged, outsourcing our killing, forgetting that the bloodshed is on our hands too.'

Branko Marcetic

Rural America

Rural Stories Making Headlines (July 16, 2016)

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Labor

Mike Pence May Be a Friend to Trump, But He’s No Friend to Workers

Kali Robinson

Rural America

What Do Sage Grouse and Transgender Toilets Have in Common?

John Collins

Labor

Most Mechanical Turkers Are Young, College-Educated and Making Less Than $5 an Hour

Moshe Z. Marvit

Feature

How to Make the Democratic Party Platform Actually Matter

Bernie Sanders’ delegates have shaped the most progressive platform ever. History shows what it takes to turn that into policy.

Maurice Isserman

Culture

These Newly Restored Indie Films from Cinema’s Early Days Show Black Life From a Black Perspective

A five-disc DVD set offers a glimpse into pre-civil rights era black culture.

Michael Atkinson

Labor

Not With a Bang But a Whimper—Oreo Leaves Chicago Holding the Bag

Marilyn Katz