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China’s New Lost Generation

Dissidents struggle against state-induced historical amnesia.

Ryszard Gorky

Labor

Irish Unions Fight Austerity, as Economic Hopes Deflate

Michelle Chen

Labor

Gary Works to Get a GRIP on Blighted City’s Economic Future

Kari Lydersen

Culture

The End of Indie?

The difference between "mainstream" and "indie" music has almost disappeared.

Rachel Lears

Labor

Native and African-American Farmers Finally Get Their Due

Rose Arrieta

Weekly Mulch: How to Avoid Gobbling Your Way Through the Holidays

Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger -----

Culture

The Politics of a New Metropolis

Fritz Lang's newly expanded dystopian classic looks better than ever. Its vision of humanity? Not so much.

Michael Atkinson

Viewpoint

Haiti News Start-Up Challenges Conventional Reconstruction Wisdom

Megan Tady

Labor

Time For an Upgrade? Labor Rights Fall Short In Facebook Firing

Akito Yoshikane

Video

The Return of the Torturers

Jeremy Gantz

Labor

On the World Stage, U.S. Falls Flat on Women’s Equality

Michelle Chen

The Weekly Pulse: Food Rules, X-Ray Scanners and Whole Foods

Lindsay Beyerstein

Labor

Firms See Long-Sought Goal in Sight: Major Pay Cuts Through Two Tiers

Roger Bybee

Dispatch

Another Sit-in Success

A group of Hispanic parents save a Chicago community center from destruction.

Andy Donakowski

Labor

It’s Time Progressive Bloggers Started Caring About the Labor Movement

Mike Elk

Dispatch

Debt Vultures Shot for Chanukah

Liberia is saved, but the predators are not done.

Greg Palast

Labor

The Jimmy John’s Defeat and the Trouble With Union Elections

Joe Burns

Viewpoint

Barbarism With A Human Face

Slavoj Žižek