The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

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Is The Racial Apology Possible?

Madonna's N-word Tweet, Ani DiFranco's plantation kerfuffle, and the limitations of 'sorry.'

Daisy Hernández

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL

Rachel K. Dooley

TransCanada Pipeline Explodes; What About Keystone XL?

Danayit Musse

Dispatch

The ‘Sharing’ Hype

Do companies like Lyft and Airbnb help democratize the economy?

Rebecca Burns

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‘It is Roi who is dead’: Remembering Amiri Baraka (1934-2014)

The rousing, polarizing poet had many selves.

Andrew Epstein

‘Lives lived behind bars are too often invisible’: Pete Brook’s ‘Prison Photography’ on display

Matt Stroud

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Downton Abbey, Season 4, Episode 4: Stuck in Bates’ Feelings-Swamp

In the game of Downton Abbey, nobody wins as long as Bates is around.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

A Victory for the Rights of Texan Women (But Only If They Are Dead)

Lindsay Beyerstein

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What To Expect From New York’s Black Feminist First Lady

Can we embrace Chirlane McCray without smothering her?

Andrea Plaid

Dispatch

Grad Students Reunionize

NYU students win recognition through grassroots organizing.

Andrew Mortazavi

Labor

Coal Spill Puts Spotlight on Colombia’s Labor and Environmental Struggles

Michelle Chen

Victory in Seattle Inspires Chicago Socialist Campaign

Andrew Mortazavi

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Why Paid Sick Leave Is Good For Business

Time off isn't just a moral necessity; it's also a smart economic policy.

David Sirota

Morocco Repeals Law Allowing Rapists To Wed Underage Victims

Ana Martinez

Labor

Capitalists for a Higher Minimum Wage

Michelle Chen

Grand Jury Won’t Indict Cop Who Shot Car Crash Victim 10 Times

Ana Martinez

NSA Spying Isn’t Just Unethical; It’s Illegal, Too

Sarah Berlin

Barbara Ehrenreich on Feminism, the Occupy Movement and More

Mike Elk