The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Culture
Nationalize the Ivy League
We need to go further than the meritocratic reforms proposed by William Deresiewicz.
Chris Lehmann

Labor
BNSF Railway Engineers to Ride Solo
Cole Stangler

Judge says States Carrying out Death Penalty “Committing a Horrendous Brutality on our Behalf”
George Lavender

Labor
Atlantic City Workers Stunned As Casino Economy Begins to Crash
Bruce Vail
NHL Releases Sustainability Report
Jessica Corbett

Labor
Cuomo Saves the Day?
Michael Arria

Labor
Don’t Celebrate Yet: Warning Letter Didn’t Halt Wage Theft in New Mexico Fields
Joseph Sorrentino

Culture
In ‘Snowpiercer,’ Revolution is Brutal—And Necessary
The sci-fi flick doesn't fall into the trap of romanticizing the struggle.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Comics
Hobby Lobby Embraces the Matriarchy
Matt Bors

Feature
All Aboard for Net Neutrality
Why the Internet should be regulated like the railroads.
Cole Stangler
WATCH: Comedian John Oliver Weighs in on America’s Criminal Justice System
George Lavender
Video
The Crusade Against Abortion
Miles Kampf-Lassin

Comics
Israel’s Massacre
Jeff Danziger

Israeli Foreign Minister Threatens to Ban Al Jazeera
Ethan Corey
Fewer Americans Support U.S. Military Intervention Abroad, Poll Shows
William A. Hudson

Labor
Pharmacist: ‘I Always Tell My Children That I Took the Practical Route’
Matthew Blake

Feature
The Bad Boss Tax
Workers at Target, Walmart and McDonald's need food stamps to survive. Should the companies be taxed accordingly?
Sarah Jaffe

Sentencing Commission Votes to Reduce Thousands of Prison Sentences
George Lavender
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