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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka On The Need For A More Inclusive Labor Movement

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Labor

Mexico City Erupts Over Neoliberal Education Bill

Michelle Chen

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Labor’s Makeover

Live from the AFL-CIO convention: Federation President Richard Trumka has a dream.

David Moberg

Culture

Jonathan Lethem’s New Muse

A failed socialist utopia in Queens stands in for the disarray of American progressivism.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Culture

Hard Times, the Sequel

George Packer on the disappearance of the American Dream.

Catherine Tumber

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How Bombing Syria Might Work Out

Matt Bors

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Orange Is the New Black, Episode 7: The Larry Problem

In which we finally bring ourselves to confront OITNB's least likable character.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

In Failed Extradition Attempt, A European Rebuke Of Solitary Confinement And U.S. ‘Supermax’ Prisons

Matt Stroud

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Is There a Method to the Syrian Madness?

On radical-emancipatory movements and false rationales for war.

Slavoj Žižek

Labor

Carwash Workers and Capitol Hill: Immigration in Limbo

Michelle Chen

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How the Anti-War Movement Won the Hearts and Minds of the Public

A decade of protests paved the way for Americans to say 'no' to Syrian strikes.

Bernardine Dohrn

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Is the U.S. Enabling the Humanitarian Crisis in Colombia?

Millions remain displaced and war crimes are ongoing, but U.S. military aid keeps flowing.

Jeremy Kryt

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War, Interrupted

Peace advocates remain cautious as Obama signals diplomatic turn on Syria.

Cole Stangler

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New York A-Twitter with Reports of Voting Malfunctions

Last year, elections officials blamed Sandy. What's their excuse now?

Sarah Jaffe

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What Would a ‘Surgical Strike’ on Syria Really Look Like?

The only thing 'surgical' about an airstrike is the blood it leaves behind.

Roy Isacowitz

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The Three C’s: Capitalism, Cronyism and Corruption

It's a surprise to nobody but himself--Virginia's GOP governor faces scrutiny over the three C's.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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War With Syria? Not So Fast

As opposition builds in Congress, an international proposal to avoid bombing gains traction.

Cole Stangler

Labor

Lessons From the Tomb of Frank Little

Mike Elk