The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover
Meet Cam Ward. Alabama State Senator. Republican. Prison Reformer?
George Lavender
Feature
It’s Not All About November
With all their political gamesmanship, lawmakers forget that real human lives are often on the line.
David Sirota
Feature
One, Two, Many Sawants? Chicago Activists Announce Socialist Candidate for City Council
Long-time labor and immigration rights activist Jorge Mújica plans to run for alderman in Chicago's 25th ward.
Andrew Mortazavi
Transgender Prisoner Files Lawsuit After Hormone Therapy Denied
George Lavender
Labor
Organizers Come Together To ‘Move from Checkers to Chess’
Sarah Jaffe
Feature
The Politics of Red Lines
Putin's takeover of Crimea scares U.S. leaders because it challenges America's global dominance.
Noam Chomsky
Culture
Mansplaining, Explained
How Rebecca Solnit articulated a millennia-old phenomenon.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
New Law In Tennessee Will Send Women To Prison For Illegal Drug Use While Pregnant
George Lavender
Labor
College Adjuncts Union Scores Victory at Maryland Institute College of Art
Bruce Vail
Feature
NFL Teams Pay Cheerleaders Poverty-Level Wages
Members of some pro-football cheer squads make far less than the federal minimum wage, but their teams aren't budging.
Jim Hightower, Alternet
Feature
Donald Sterling Is Only Part of the Problem
Sterling's remarks certainly deserve condemnation, but we can't ignore racism's more harmful effects.
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
White House Steps Up To Combat Sexual Assault on College Campuses
Andrew Mortazavi
Feature
‘Cowboy Indian Alliance’ Takes a Stand Against Keystone XL
Ranchers, tribal communities, allies and activists camp out in Washington to protect their land.
Cole Stangler
Dispatch
Can We Have More Jobs and Less Work?
In an age of overwork and unemployment, economists look at novel ways to solve both problems.
Jessica Stites
Labor
Tennessee Labor Activists Bring ‘Moral Monday’ to May Day
Amien Essif
Feature
Dying for the Job
When employers put efficiency and profit over safety, it's their workers who suffer.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
Feature
Official Tipped Off Hess Rail Yard About Oil-Carrier Inspection
Emails cast doubt on the integrity of a federal crackdown on unsafe shipping practices.
Cole Stangler
Labor
Fighting the Big Apple’s Big Inequality Problem
Sarah Jaffe
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