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Railroad Workers Unite in Chicago

Kari Lydersen

Viewpoint

I Know Weather Porn When I See It

This winter, the sensationalized coverage of the cold distracted from the realities of climate change.

Susan J. Douglas

Feature

Republicans Root for the Villain

Paul Ryan's new budget steals from the poor and gives to the rich.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Minnesota’s Minimum Wage Takes a Leap

Alex Wolff

Comics

U.S. Bankers Finally Face Jail Time (Sike!)

Matt Bors

Hunger Strikers Deported From Northwest Detention Center

George Lavender

Labor

Jewish and Labor Leaders Flock To Defend Teachers at Perelman Jewish Day School

Bruce Vail

Labor

How 250 UPS Workers Fired for a Wildcat Strike Won Back Their Jobs

Sarah Jaffe

Comics

Donald Trump May Run For President—Cartoonists React

Jeff Danziger

Feature

Mad Men, Season 7, Episode 1: A Pitch in Time

The season premiere explores the grim inevitability of change, and also features Pete Campbell as a Ken Doll.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Feature

The Dawning of the Age of Anthropocene

By altering the earth, have humans ushered in a new epoch?

Jessica Stites

Feature

Under the Skin’s Weird Feminism

Surprisingly, Scarlett Johansson's alien succubus has a lot to tell us about what it's like to be a woman.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

California Moves to Curb Solitary Confinement

George Lavender

Labor

Chicago Unions Divided Over Emanuel’s Move To Gut Pensions

Matthew Blake

France to Workers: Ignore Your Boss Tonight

Alex Kogan

Despite a New Constitution, the Fight for Gender Equality in Tunisia Continues

Ana Martinez

Labor

With Solidarity in Spades, Vermont Bus Drivers’ 18-Day Strike Results in Big Win

Jonathan Leavitt

Feature

Corruption in the Windy City

In times of crisis, public employees often take the fall while the corporate class prospers.

David Sirota