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Texas Provides Virginia with Lethal Injection Drugs Amid National Shortage
George Lavender
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U.S. Prisons and Jails Are Threatening the Lives of Pregnant Women and Babies
Our 6-month investigation reveals the horrific and shameful conditions facing pregnant prisoners—and the inhumane treatment they receive.
Victoria Law
Labor
Even the Wall Street Journal Smells a Rat in A&P Supermarkets Bankruptcy
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Michael Harrington on the Uniquely Orthodox Radicalism of Dorothy Day
From the In These Times archive: Our 1980 obituary for the radical Catholic leader.
Michael Harrington
Labor
The Long, Strange Tale of a California Farm’s Attempts To Break Its Workers’ Union
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Viewpoint
Ralph Nader: The Incredible Vacuousness of the Race for the Republican Presidential Nomination
The mainstream media is complicit in the circusization of the Republican debates.
Ralph Nader
Labor
Black Lives Matter at Work: New Report Offers Resources for Labor Activists To Fight White Supremacy
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Viewpoint
Bernie Sanders’ Refusal To Attack Hillary Clinton Isn’t Just Principled—It’s Political Genius
The democratic socialist is taking a stand by running a clean campaign, and it’s already making a big impact on the race for president.
Marc Daalder
Rural America
Heroin Doesn’t Care Where It Is: HHS to Distribute Naloxone to Rural Areas
John Collins
Labor
Charter School Network Challenges NLRB Ruling Allowing Teach for America Members To Unionize
Mario Vasquez
Labor
Cab Drivers Stop Traffic at Chicago Airports, Protesting Rahm Emanuel’s Uber-Friendly Proposal
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Viewpoint
The 1 Percent’s Houses Are Getting Bigger and Swankier While Average Americans Struggle To Make Rent
For a view of the inefficiencies of the free market, there's no clearer view than the U.S. housing market, where there are as many as 29 empty homes for every homeless person.
Rob Larson
Labor
Taking Pope Francis’ Message Seriously Means Pushing for Worker-Owned, Green Cooperatives
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Comics
The GOP’s Intelligence Problem
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