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Can the Fight for $15 Replicate Its New York Wage Board Victory Around the Country?
Max Zahn
Labor
Leaked Documents Show How Harvard Administration Wants To Defeat Grad Student Union
Corey Robin
Labor
Unless You’re a Corporation, Nothing Good Will Come of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
Viewpoint
Black Lives Matter Activists Declare Solidarity with Palestine
The statement revives the internationalism of the '60s and '70s, when black activists saw themselves as part of a global fight against Western colonialism
Salim Muwakkil
Labor
Bosses Must Keep Up Dues Checkoff after Contract Expires, Says Labor Board
Robert Schwartz
Viewpoint
Israel, Afghanistan and Drones: What the Democrats Didn’t Talk About Last Night
The Democrats' foreign policy discussions often took a hawkish line and avoided many of the most important issues that a future president will face.
Branko Marcetic
Feature
Bernie Sanders Won All Major Polls, But Corporate Media Declared Hillary Clinton the Debate Winner
Bernie Sanders by all objective measures "won" the debate.
Adam Johnson
Viewpoint
Why It Matters That Bernie Sanders Forced a Debate About Capitalism on National TV
Facing rampant inequality and poverty, a substantive debate on socialism versus capitalism is exactly what the United States needs right now.
Miles Kampf-Lassin
Viewpoint
Anderson Cooper’s Claim About Bernie Sanders’ Soviet Union Honeymoon Was Redbaiting and Deceptive
Cooper's implications were dishonest.
Timothy Lange
Viewpoint
Despite Bernie Sanders’ Prodding Last Night, Hillary Clinton Stuck to Her Neoliberal Talking Points
Hillary Clinton's performance in last night's debate shows her to be every inch the neoliberal "true believer" she's a built a reputation as being.
Jesse Myerson
Feature
Why Last Night’s Democratic Debate Could Change the Conversation on Paid Maternity Leave
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton spoke forcefully about the need for paid time off for new mothers. Will it force Republicans to embrace the issue?
Marc Daalder
Labor
CSU Faculty Fight to Stop ‘University Professor’ From Becoming the New McJob
Mario Vasquez
Labor
The Untold Story of When Labor Linked Arms With Occupy Wall Street
Michael Gould-Wartofsky
Labor
Fight for 15 Activists Spend Columbus Day Rallying Against “Racist” Donald Trump
Branko Marcetic
Feature
How To Make a Baby, Hyperintentionally
Modern Families explores the beauty of unconventional families—and the difficult and sometimes-repellant process of creating them
Susan J. Douglas
Feature
Are Open Borders the Solution to the Refugee Crisis?
Activists and experts debate who really benefits from opening borders: migrants or corporations
Michelle Chen
Labor
Railroad Work Is Getting More and More Dangerous. These Workers Want To Change That.
Kari Lydersen
Feature
If We Can’t Ban Guns, Can We Make Them Safer?
As mass shootings mount, some activists believe they've found a smart way around the political gridlock.
Marc Daalder
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