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Rural America
Why the Left Isn’t Talking About Rural American Poverty
Lauren Kaori Gurley
Viewpoint
The Republican Congressional Caucus Has Devolved Into a Comedy of Errors
The antics of the Republican congressional caucus would be funny if they weren't affecting the orderly functioning of our federal government.
Jim Hightower
Labor
With Traditional Unions on the Decline, Can Members-Only Unions Breathe Life Back Into Labor?
Moshe Marvit and Leigh Anne Schriever
Comics
RIP Jose Guerrero
Eric Garcia
Comics
RIP Jose Guerrero
Eric Garcia
Comics
Canadian Superiority
Matt Bors
Feature
At Colleges, Running Backs Get All the Greenbacks, While Academic Students Fight Over Crumbs
College football has become a bloated, multi-million dollar business, subverting the original mission of universities—education.
Gilbert M. Gaul
Feature
For Israel, ‘Human Rights’ Has Meant the Right To Dominate Palestinians
The idea of human rights has too often been put to use by perpetrators rather than victims.
Belen Fernandez
Feature
You Have Less Than Three Days To Bid on the Menstrual Blood Portrait of Donald Trump on eBay
Proceeds from the painting will go to an immigrant and workers rights organization in Portland.
Branko Marcetic
Labor
The Kabuki Theatre That Is the White House’s Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations
Jim Hightower
Viewpoint
The Refugee Crisis No One’s Talking About
The Central American refugee crisis is just as large and urgent as the Syrian refugee crisis. Why are we ignoring it?
Joseph Sorrentino
Dispatch
These Activists Are Trying To Solve the Housing Crisis—By Suing the Suburbs
Bay Area activists take a suburb to court, saying it refused to allow high-density housing
s.e. smith
Rural America
Rewild! Escape from Monomania
George Monbiot
Labor
Keeping the Memory of Working-Class Struggle Alive in Philadelphia
Jake Blumgart
Labor
Teamsters Say Union Buster C&S Wholesale Grocers Aims To Kill Jobs at Safeway
Bruce Vail
Viewpoint
Stuck in the Past: Democratic Candidates Spurn Internet Policy in First Debate
The 2016 Democratic candidates are letting the public down by ignoring the Internet. Here’s where they should start.
Daniel Massoglia
Rural America
How I Edited An Agricultural Paper (Once)
Mark Twain
Culture
The Most Disappointing Thing About Submission Isn’t Islamophobia, But Its Tedious Sexism
Any nuanced discussion about the intersection of cultures in Michel Houellebecq's new book is buried under its tiresome narration
Chris Lehmann
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