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Changing of the Guard at Uprising

Bhaskar Sunkara

Michael Brutsch, ViolentAcrez, and Online Pseudonyms

Lindsay Beyerstein

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A Poverty of Empathy

The GOP's social welfare philosophy dates back to 1818.

Margaret Garb

Labor

The Original Coal Country

Kari Lydersen

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Dear Mitt: The Emergency Room Is Not a Healthcare Plan

People don't die from lack of health insurance, Romney claims.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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Mexico’s Labor Law Reform Sparks Massive Protests

A plan to gut labor protections has spurred unrest in Mexico’s streets.

David Bacon

Comics

Bye Bye, Big Bird

Eric Garcia

Fighting for the Right to Remember with National Day of Solidarity for Ethnic Studies

Imani Altemus-Williams

Treme Recap, Season 3, Episode 4: The Greatest Love

Lindsay Beyerstein

Video

Koch Brothers Among U.S. Billionaires Pressuring Thousands of Employees to Vote GOP on Election Day

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Labor

Live From Battleground Ohio: Japan Comes Calling

Louis Nayman

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Koch Sends Pro-Romney Mailing to 45,000 Employees While Stifling Workplace Political Speech (Update)

The billionaire Koch brothers have found a new way to influence the 2012 election: preaching to employees.

Mike Elk

Labor

$950,000 Win for NYC Workers Invigorates Supply-Chain-Justice Movement

Michelle Chen

Feature

Big Money Can’t Buy You Memes

Can a grainy, amateur video, zooming through social media, trump slickly produced TV ads?

Susan J. Douglas

Labor

Los Angeles Port Truckers Test Out Their Picket Signs

Josh Eidelson

Feature

VP Debate: Only the Strong Survive

Paul Ryan is wrong that "projecting strength" will solve all of America's problems. But it does win debates.

Theo Anderson

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Mitt Romney’s Lies and a Startling Truth

Underneath Romney's prevarication, there's a surprising GOP shift on taxes.

David Sirota

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Paul Wellstone’s Legacy

10 years after the Minnesota senator's death, he still sets the bar for a politics of conviction.

Peter Dreier