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NAFTA’s Trail of Destruction
Twenty years after NAFTA, income inequality and the trade deficit have skyrocketed.
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Labor
Despite Violence, Cambodian Workers Vow To Continue Their Fight
Michelle Chen
Labor
Political Implications of Noel Canning? The Supreme Court Doesn’t Want to Hear It
Moshe Z. Marvit
Nigeria Outlaws Gay Relationships
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Video
The Regulation Failures Behind West Virginia’s Water Crisis
Miles Kampf-Lassin
Walmart Warehouse Workers Forced to Labor in Sub-Zero Temps
Danayit Musse
December Jobs Numbers Manage to Be Even Worse Than They Look
Andrew Mortazavi
Feature
American Hustle Has Nothing To Say (And That’s Okay)
David O. Russell is more about entertainment than statement, but his films still matter.
Michael Atkinson
Feature
Downton Abbey, Season 4, Episode 2: Downton’s Rape Fail
The lightweight show takes on a heavy issue, and not well.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
Supreme Court Won’t Renew Arizona’s 20-Week Abortion Ban
Danayit Musse
Feature
How the Rich Ruin the Environment
The solution? Curb overconsumption and overwork.
Alyssa Battistoni
Are Cancer Tweets The Same As Funeral Selfies?
Lindsay Beyerstein
Feature
A Farewell to Retirement Security
What the loss of pensions at Boeing means for U.S. workers.
Stephen Franklin
Feature
Weed Is Legal And Nobody Died
Washington's fears of reefer madness haven't come to pass in Colorado.
David Sirota
Feature
A Brief History of Anarchism
The struggle for the common good has a long past.
Noam Chomsky
Culture
Downton Abbey, Season 4, Episode 1.5: The 10 Most Boring Characters
Let's drop the pretense. Does anyone really care about Rose?
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
Comics
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