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Is Higher Ed the Next Target of Corporate ‘Reformers’?

The proposed shuttering of City College of San Francisco bears unsettling parallels to K-12 school closings.

Rebecca Burns

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White Chick Behind Bars

Netflix's Orange is the New Black gets an 'A' on queer issues, a 'C' on race and an 'F' on class.

Yasmin Nair

Culture

The Myth of the Hardhat Hawk

Was the working class really the biggest proponent of the Vietnam War?

Bhaskar Sunkara

E.U. Imposes Sanctions Against Israeli Occupied Territories

Lauren Teixeira

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Taking Back the Open Mic Night

Prominent comedians are coming out against rape jokes after a long culture war.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Labor

Will Bangladesh Get Off the Hook on Safety Improvements?

Mike Elk

Feature

U.S. Politicians Seduced by Iran’s Shadow Government

A group of wealthy, hawkish Iranians-in-exile has premier access to U.S. Congress members.

Cole Stangler

Labor

The Key to Stemming Gun Violence? Raise Wages, Say Chicago Retail Workers

Jeff Schuhrke

Video

Elizabeth Warren Takes Victory Lap, Pushes New Glass-Steagall

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Comics

The Revolution Will Not be Tweeted

Matt Bors

Hail to the Queen: Elizabeth Approves Gay Marriage in UK

Emma Foehringer Merchant

Labor

Democrats Paid ‘Pound of Flesh’ in National Labor Board Fight

Bruce Vail

Dispatch

Green Hot American Summer

Late July brings a wave of climate demonstrations.

Emma Foehringer Merchant

Nation’s First Full-Service Transgender Center Opens in Chicago

Lewis Kendall

McDonald’s Workers Need a Raise, Not a Fantasy Budget

Lindsay Beyerstein

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Racism, the U. S. Justice System, and the Trayvon Martin Verdict

What happens when African Americans don't get a jury of their peers?

Flint Taylor

Comics

Florida Justice

Matt Bors

McDonald’s Budgeting Tips for Employees Show You Can’t Live on a McDonald’s Salary

Emma Foehringer Merchant