The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

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Four Degrees of Literary Separation

It turns out our favorite authors are each other's favorites, too.

In These Times Staff

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What Some of Our Favorite Authors Are Reading This Summer

A peek into the summer reading lists of John B. Judis, Melissa Gira Grant, Thomas Piketty, Winona LaDuke and Doug Henwood.

In These Times Staff

New York Prison Guards Union Backs Plan to Change District Attorney for Rikers Island

George Lavender

Judge Suspended After Effectively Sentencing Rapist to Month in Jail

Jessica Corbett

Walmart CEO Jumps Ship

Carlos Ballesteros

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Orange Is the New Black, Season 2, Episodes 8 and 9: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang

As Piper's personal life deteriorates, the conflict simmering at Litchfield starts to heat up.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Congress Slapped With 10-Day Ban on Editing Wikipedia Entries

Stephen Quillen

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Retirees Get Cross-Checked by Stadium Subsidies

As public workers face cuts to their pension benefits, professional sports teams rake in the funding. What gives?

David Sirota

Labor

A Staples Diet for Postal Workers

Amien Essif

Is Obama the ‘Deporter-in-Chief’? We Do the Math

Joshua Rosenblat

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Spoiler Alert, Connecticut: Jon Pelto Says He Isn’t One

Meet the blogger and former legislator who just might be incumbent Governor Dan Malloy's worst enemy.

Cole Stangler

Execution of Arizona Prisoner Takes Almost Two Hours

George Lavender

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John Oliver Takes On The Prison Industrial Complex

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Culture

Don’t Let Nina Be Misunderstood

The problem with Zoe Saldana playing Nina Simone.

Miriam Petty

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Netanyahu’s Gaza Game Plan

Armed conflict will only lead to mounting numbers of dead on both sides.

Marilyn Katz

Alleged Labor Violations Lead to Class-Action Suit Against Apple

Carlos Ballesteros

Florida Town Threatens Jail Time for Sagging Pants

Stephen Quillen

Culture

Nationalize the Ivy League

We need to go further than the meritocratic reforms proposed by William Deresiewicz.

Chris Lehmann