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Princesses and Pandas: Hilary Mantel on Kate Middleton

Lindsay Beyerstein

Farmer’s Clever Case Against Monsanto Didn’t Sway Supreme Court

Amien Essif

Comics

The Arizona Chainsaw Massacre

Eric Garcia

Video

Thom Hartman: Will the Historic DC Climate Rally Make Change?

Amien Essif

North Dakota Senate Declares an Embryo a ‘Person’—Endangering Women, Physicians Say

Camille Beredjick

40 Cities Around Globe Set to Protest 1,000th Day of Bradley Manning’s Imprisonment

Alex Kane, AlterNet

Feature

What Europe’s Elites Don’t Know

When the blind are leading the blind, democracy is the victim.

Slavoj Žižek

Feature

The Wage Theft Epidemic

Thanks to a wave of government cuts, there's no one to stop your boss from withholding your pay.

Spencer Woodman

Feature

Death of the Yuppie Dream

The rise and fall of the professional-managerial class.

Barbara and John Ehrenreich

Emory University President Gets Flak for Praising ‘Three-Fifths’ Compromise

Jack Bedrosian

The Climate Math: Three Out of 40,000 Share Their Stories

Melinda Tuhus

Is Bill McKibben’s Math Finally Adding Up?

Bryan Farrell

Plot Thickens in Suicide of Israel’s Top-Secret ‘Prisoner X’

Camille Beredjick

Culture

Here’s to You, Mrs. Robeson

Barbara Ransby's new book shines the spotlight on Eslanda Robeson--activist, writer and yes, Paul Robeson's wife.

Eleanor J. Bader

Feature

Immigration Reform Would Boost Business, Undermine Rights

As D.C. politicians quibble over immigration reform, their plans all make the same big mistakes.

Michelle Chen

Dispatch

Divesting for a Greener Planet?

Critics say divestment campaigns won’t hurt polluters’ profits. But Bill McKibben and student activists say that’s not the point.

Rebecca Nathanson

Feature

Why Humans Have a Better Chance Than the Dinosaurs

The deadly 10-ton meteorite that hit Russia on Friday shows how cosmic threats can galvanize humanity.

Andrew Lam

Viewpoint

How Long Can Hugo Chavez Call In Sick?

Venezuela's ailing president has kept the wolves at bay for 69 days, but restlessness is brewing.

Achy Obejas