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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn Narrowly Avoids Public Employee Strike

Matthew Blake

Labor

New York Wants to Boost Food Manufacturing, but Will Communities get a Raw Deal?

Michelle Chen

Feature

A Nazi History Lesson

Alienated whites in Obama's America

Ian Reifowitz

Feature

Labor’s Turnaround

The AFL-CIO has a plan to save the movement.

David Moberg

Viewpoint

Loving to Hate the Royal Family

Hilary Mantel's sniping at Kate Middleton, and why we Britons cling to our monarchy.

Jane Miller

Feature

Disaster Capitalism in Chicago Schools

Chicago's Board of Education creates a crisis, and charter school operators reap the benefits.

Kenzo Shibata

Culture

Black and Bengali

A new book traces the hidden story of a mixed-race community.

Fatima Shaik

Comics

Doctors Without Borders Without Budgets

Matt Davies

Video

Al Jazeera: Bradley Manning’s Plea, And Why He Did It

Amien Essif

Vital Signs: Bradley Manning Pleads Guilty; The Muslim Brotherhood’s ‘Harlem Shake’ Problem

Ben Lorber

Labor

New England Grocery Unions Face Grueling Obamacare Test (Update)

Bruce Vail

‘Homeland Security’ Allotted $791 Billion Since 9/11

Jack Bedrosian

Labor

Virginia Restores Funding to Wage-and-Hour Department

Spencer Woodman

Labor

N.Y. City Council Considers Yanking Cablevision’s License

Mike Elk

Feature

It’s OK, We’re All Panicking

40 million Americans suffer from anxiety-related disorders.

David Sirota

Feature

Budgetary Power to the People

An experiment with direct democracy on Chicago's South Side.

Joel Handley

Labor

All Work and No Pay: Recognizing Women’s Unpaid Labor in the Global South

Michelle Chen

Comics

Hagel’s First Day At The Pentagon

Jeff Danziger