The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Labor
California Port Gridlock: Labor Disputes May End Up Costing Billions
Alex Lubben

Labor
With New President Michele Roberts, the NBA Players Union Gets a Legal Wizard
Kevin Solari

Labor
Republicans Chalk Up a Victory After Forcing Obama to Withdraw Labor Board Nominee
Bruce Vail

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The Real Winner of the Midterms: Wall Street
The crop of newly elected politicians from last week's elections are likely to increase profits for banks while further cutting public sector workers' pensions.
David Sirota

Labor
Students to Teach for America CEOs: You Are ‘Complicit’ in Attacks on Public Education
Ari Paul
Video
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Explains Why Democrats’ Only Hope In 2016 Is Tackling Inequality
Miles Kampf-Lassin

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Chicago Progressives’ Midterms Performance Actually Wasn’t That Bad
Far from wringing their hands about last week's election's implications, Chicago progressives should take heart at their performance.
Marilyn Katz

Labor
Striking Federal Contractors: Thanks for the Raise, Obama, But We Want $15
Marina Fang

Labor
Domestic Workers Emerging from the Shadows
Stephen Franklin

Labor
Will Chicago Progressives Unite Behind Chuy Garcia, Rahm’s 11th-Hour Challenger?
Yana Kunichoff

Feature
Interstellar Has Great Visuals and a Bad Case of Christopher Nolan Disease
A guy with a dead wife nobly pursues the blowing up of cool shit, in a universe based on iffy science. Sound familiar?
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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With Net Neutrality, Obama Finally Takes a Principled Stand
By calling for the reclassification of broadband as a utility, the president has opened the lanes for a truly free and open Internet.
Mark Stanley

Comics
Net Neutrality ≠ Obamacare of the Internet
Matt Bors

Culture
Palestine Activist’s Confession Allegedly Obtained By Torture Leads to Immigration Conviction
Rasmea Odeh faces up to 10 years in a U.S. prison and deportation for failing to disclose a criminal history that was allegedly the result of physical and sexual torture.
Christa Smith

Labor
Your Next Bike Share Ride May Be Powered By Union Labor
Amien Essif

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Chicago Progressive Groups Aim to End Rahm Emanuel’s City Council Stranglehold
Two Chicago coalitions are working to elect progressive candidates in the 2015 elections—and build an enduring movement.
Kari Lydersen

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The Best Way to Celebrate Veterans Day? Stop Thanking the Troops
A former Army Ranger says he doesn't want to be thanked for his service—he wants politicians to stop sending young soldiers off to die.
Rory Fanning

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Imagining a World After Capitalism
Activists and organizers gather in Detroit to discuss work and culture beyond the free market framework.
H Kapp-Klote