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‘We’re Putting Our Lives on the Line’: Northwestern Football Player on Why He Needs a Union

Alex Lubben

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The Gap Between Rich and Poor, Accidentally Explained by Bob McDonnell

The scandal shows inequality is not just a slip of some invisible hand of the market.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Dispatch

Yelp, for Fair Dining

A new app tells you which restaurants treat their workers well.

Analeah Rosen

‘Too Big to Fail’ Costs EU Billions

Sarah Berlin

Guards Commit Almost Half of Prison Sexual Assaults

Sarah Berlin

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Is The Racial Apology Possible?

Madonna's N-word Tweet, Ani DiFranco's plantation kerfuffle, and the limitations of 'sorry.'

Daisy Hernández

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL

Rachel K. Dooley

TransCanada Pipeline Explodes; What About Keystone XL?

Danayit Musse

Dispatch

The ‘Sharing’ Hype

Do companies like Lyft and Airbnb help democratize the economy?

Rebecca Burns

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‘It is Roi who is dead’: Remembering Amiri Baraka (1934-2014)

The rousing, polarizing poet had many selves.

Andrew Epstein

‘Lives lived behind bars are too often invisible’: Pete Brook’s ‘Prison Photography’ on display

Matt Stroud

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Downton Abbey, Season 4, Episode 4: Stuck in Bates’ Feelings-Swamp

In the game of Downton Abbey, nobody wins as long as Bates is around.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

A Victory for the Rights of Texan Women (But Only If They Are Dead)

Lindsay Beyerstein

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What To Expect From New York’s Black Feminist First Lady

Can we embrace Chirlane McCray without smothering her?

Andrea Plaid

Dispatch

Grad Students Reunionize

NYU students win recognition through grassroots organizing.

Andrew Mortazavi

Labor

Coal Spill Puts Spotlight on Colombia’s Labor and Environmental Struggles

Michelle Chen

Victory in Seattle Inspires Chicago Socialist Campaign

Andrew Mortazavi

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Why Paid Sick Leave Is Good For Business

Time off isn't just a moral necessity; it's also a smart economic policy.

David Sirota