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Southern Discomfort: Notoriously Conservative Alabama Revises Harsh Sentencing; Florida Doubles Down

Matt Stroud

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First They Came for the Federal Workers…

The GOP government shutdown prefigures an attack on the working class.

Mariya Strauss

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Homeland, Season 3, Episode 1 Recap: The Cheese Stands Alone

After a rocky second season, Homeland’s compelling season opener leaves Carrie fending for herself.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Labor

NYC Bridge and Tunnel Bosses Won’t Budge on Foreign Steel

Bruce Vail

Comics

The Borg Shutdown

Matt Bors

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Today, Congressional Republicans Violate Their Oath of Office

The House has resorted to hostage-taking, rather than the job it was elected to do.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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Elizabeth Warren Makes The Case For A $22/hr Minimum Wage

Miles Kampf-Lassin

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The True Jewel in the British Crown? Tax-Free Benefits

There's one British family who won't have to worry about austerity measures.

Tony McKenna

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Why the GOP Is Really Waging Its War on Food Stamps

The attack on SNAP is mere political symbolism--but that symbolism is lucrative.

James Patterson

Comics

The Shutdown’s Dirty Truth

Jeff Danziger

Breaking Bad Recap, Season 5, Episode 16: Felina (FINALE)

Lindsay Beyerstein

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Where Farmers Markets and CSAs Fall Short

Mary Berry, daughter of poet Wendell Berry, wants to take local food beyond 'a faddish economy.'

John Collins

Viewpoint

Mining Your Life for Their Profit

A behind-the-screens look at how Internet giants sell your personal information.

Susan J. Douglas

Labor

The Sub-Subminimum Wage: Is It Legal to Pay $2 an Hour?

Amien Essif

Labor

Teamsters Have Beef with Ted Cruz; Guest Workers’ Zero-Dollar Pay; Exxon Mobil Goes Gay-Friendly

Mike Elk

Feature

The Joy of Hate-Watching ‘Atlas Shrugged’

A Kickstarter campaign to raise money for the trilogy's final installment is just the icing on the cake.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Labor

‘People’s Board’ Takes On Rahm Emanuel’s Handpicked School Board

Matthew Blake

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How the Syrian Revolution Went Wrong

With the opposition fracturing, is there still hope for a Syrian Spring?

Richard Seymour