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One Dead and Dozens Injured in Bangladesh General Strike

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Bait and Switch, CEO-Style

CEOs blame the poor for the nation's financial woes, then laugh all the way to the Caymans.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Was Pablo Neruda Poisoned by Pinochet?

Jack Bedrosian

Colorado Pot Tax May Exceed 30 Percent

Amien Essif

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A Farewell to Thatcher: Morrissey—“Margaret On The Guillotine”

Miles Kampf-Lassin

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Drone Visigoth

Jeff Danziger

Want to Message Salman Rushdie? Just Pay Facebook $15

Ian Becker

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A Win for Monsanto, a Loss for the World

The Ag giant has shown uncanny resilience—which bodes poorly for the planet's future.

Tom Laskawy

The Ice-Pick-Wielding-Hippie Defense

Lindsay Beyerstein

Culture

Will the Real Betty Draper Please Stand Up?

In Mad Men's new season, we need the slap-in-the-face Betty back.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Labor

NYC Fast Food Workers Super-Size Their Struggle

Peter Rugh

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‘Illegal’ Is a Racial Slur

Why the AP's decision to drop 'illegal immigrant' is a victory against bigotry.

David Sirota

Why Daniel McGowan is Back in Prison; Students Protesters Evicted; Drop the I-Word Victory

Ben Lorber

Palestinian Resistance Gets a Makeover

Creede Newton

Comics

Arm the Teachers?

Jeff Danziger

Viewpoint

The GOP’s Cuban Conundrum

As they begin to lose their Cuban-American base, Republicans start seeing faults in a Cold War-era immigration policy.

Achy Obejas

Labor

A New Door for Guestworkers?

Michelle Chen

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The Need to Cheat

Atlanta Public Schools might be guilty of cheating, but the real scandal is standardized testing.

Bill Ayers