The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Dispatch
Single Payer Rises Again
As the ACA takes effect, an alternative gains ground at the state level.
Sarah Jaffe

Feature
Downton Abbey, Season 4, Episode 5: A Black Man Enters Downton, Panic Ensues
Race, like rape, is something Downton's writers don't seem equipped to handle.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Labor
A House Is Not a Home Without Rights for Care Workers
Michelle Chen

Culture
Not Wasted on the Young
Instead of worrying about achievement, we should be ensuring the young get proper youths.
Jane Miller

Open Letter From NY Jews to Mayor de Blasio: `AIPAC Does Not Speak For Us’
Open Letter From New York Jews
Research Links Fracking to Birth Defects
Danayit Musse
‘Stop-and-Frisk’ Has Arrived in New Orleans
Sarah Berlin

Feature
Billionaires Attempt To Convince Society That They Are The Good Guys
America's rich see themselves as victims of Nazi-like persecution.
David Sirota

Labor
Don’t Call It a Comeback, Quinn
Matthew Blake

Labor
Obama’s Wage Hike For Federal Contractors Won’t Apply to Disabled Workers
Mike Elk

Private Contractor Accused of Skimping on Prisoner Food
George Lavender
Texas Prison Guards Demand Reduced Solitary Confinement for Inmates
Ana Martinez

Labor
Told To Clock Their Hours, Some Illinois Professors Protest
Amien Essif
Snowden Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Alex Wolff

Comics
The New Face of Police Brutality
Matt Bors

Culture
Throwing Satire to the Wolf
Scorsese's latest is a romp through vicarious amorality.
Michael Atkinson

Comics
Trillion$ Lost
Eric Garcia
Adjunct Professors Use Twitter To Speak Out
Ana Martinez
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