The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover
Labor
In Surprise Announcement, Karen Lewis Says She Will Return to Chicago Teachers Union Next Week
Micah Uetricht
Culture
Portrait of the Artist as a Dying Class
Scott Timberg argues that we've lost the scaffolding of middle-class jobs—record-store clerk, critic, roadie—that made creative scenes thrive.
Joanna Scutts
Labor
We Need Less Work, Not More
Alexandra Bradbury
Labor
Is Gov. Scott Walker Preparing to Push for Right to Work in Wisconsin?
Roger Bybee
Feature
Why Eric Garner Couldn’t Breathe
The chokehold is only half the story of homicidal violence.
Terry J. Allen
Feature
Sen. Lindsey Graham Attempts to Exploit Fear After Charlie Hebdo Terrorist Attacks
The South Carolina senator's charge that President Obama is to blame for terrorism is based on no evidence—and only serves to stoke fear among Americans.
Chris Edelson
Feature
The Upside of a Republican Congress
Progressives face a 'tough slog,' but so do Obama's pro-corporate trade deals.
Cole Stangler
Labor
We Don’t Just Need ‘More Jobs’—We Need Higher Wages
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
Viewpoint
The New Cuba: Capitalism with a Socialist Face?
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is delighted that Obama normalized relations with Cuba.
Joel Bleifuss
Labor
Whole Foods Worker Fired for ‘Stealing’ a Sweater—Though It Never Left the Store
Trish Kahle
Labor
Blood On Their Hands: The Racist History of Modern Police Unions
Flint Taylor
Feature
Agent Carter’s ‘Feminism’ Is More About Making Money Than Gender Equality
Feminist, sexist, conservative, liberal—Marvel will give us any kind of superhero our heart desires as long as it makes them rich.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
Feature
An Open Letter to a Young Army Ranger, From an Old One: Why the War On Terror Isn’t Your Battle
"I’m writing this letter in the hope that offering you a little of my own story might help frame the bigger picture for you."
Rory Fanning
Feature
Mario Cuomo, the Speech and the Challenge to Democrats Today
Today's Democrats should look to Mario Cuomo’s vision of an America in which we embrace our responsibility for each other.
Dan Cantor and Richard Kirsch
Culture
American Sniper: Guns, God and Gallons of Testo’
Clint Eastwood treats Iraq like Iwo Jima. Will Americans really go for this horseshit?
Michael Atkinson
Labor
Labor-Management Partnerships Will Not Revive the Union Movement
Chris Maisano
Feature
Why Selma’s Critics Are Wrong About Civil Rights History
The film's portrayal of Martin Luther King pushing President Lyndon Johnson to take action for justice apparently still makes some people uncomfortable.
Jim Naureckas
Labor
Documents Show Notorious Union-Buster Backing Kentucky’s County Right-to-Work Laws
Moshe Z. Marvit
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