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Progressive Democrats Fear Showdown Will End in Social Security Cuts

In a rally on Thursday, Congress’s left flank linked arms against using safety-net programs as bargaining chips.

Cole Stangler

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NFL Scores Big With Tax-Exempt Status

How football symbolizes economic unfairness in America.

David Sirota

Labor

When Federal Contracts Turn Into Corporate Welfare

Michelle Chen

Culture

Are We Fabulous Yet?

The tyranny of queer beauty.

Yasmin Nair

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Orange Is the New Black, Episode 11: Misery Loves Company

Surprise! No one in Litchfield can deal with pain in a healthy way.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Your Internet’s in Danger

Verizon v. FCC could lead to one Internet for the 'haves' and another for the 'have-nots.'

Cole Stangler

Comics

This Shutdown Is Bad For America’s Health

Eric Garcia

Culture

Uh-oh, We F**ked Our Mother

Our Oedipal relationship with Mother Earth.

Theo Anderson

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