The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

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Mad Men, Season 7, Episode 3: Betty Who?

Whether it's Crocker or Friedan, Betty can't seem to fit the roles society has constructed for her.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Comics

Hannity’s Real Problem with Cliven Bundy

Matt Bors

Dispatch

Pittsburgh’s Nonprofit Pirates

A hospital behemoth dominates the city, pays no taxes and does little for its lowest-paid workers.

Rebecca Burns

The Free Alabama Movement: “Alabama Will Be Ground Central For A Civil Rights Movement Again”

George Lavender

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Rachel K. Dooley

Labor

One Year After Rana Plaza, Safety Issues in Walmart Supply Chain Persist

Yana Kunichoff

Labor

Legislators Take Notice As Northwestern Votes On Athlete Unionization

Alex Lubben

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Joss Whedon Proves He Can Create Weak Female Characters

'In Your Eyes' will disappoint Whedon's feminist fans. Along with, most likely, everyone else.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Post-Occupy, #myNYPD Makes New York’s Blood Boil

As Occupier Cecily McMillan stands trial, the city's 99% rediscovers its anger toward the NYPD.

Sarah Jaffe

Labor

Pilots Win Union and Break Barrier at JetBlue

Bruce Vail

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Wall Street’s Pension Gamble

Investors are secretly playing high-risk games with public pensions.

David Sirota

Alabama Prison Work Strike ‘Stalls’ But Wins Support from Wobblies

George Lavender

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Scathing Report Finds School Privatization Hurts Poor Kids

Rocketship, a fast-growing chain of charters, is serving low-budget, stripped-down schooling.

Ruth Conniff

Labor

Despite Community Pleas, Three Chicago Schools Slated for Privatization

Kari Lydersen

RIO DE JANEIRO

Rachel K. Dooley

Labor

EXCLUSIVE: Rock, Roll ‘n Wage Raises: Guitar Center Announces Pay Hike Following Employee Organizing

Spencer Woodman

Comics

RIP Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Eric Garcia

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A Victory for New Mexico’s Chileros

Farmers must pay chile pickers 25 cents more per hour, state says.

Joseph Sorrentino