The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Feature

Homelessness in the Land of High-Tech

Thousands sleep in the streets of super-rich Silicon Valley.

Evelyn Nieves, AlterNet

Labor

$15 Minimum Wage To Appear on Chicago Ballots

Angela Caputo

With a 47 year sentence for marijuana distribution, Weldon Angelos deserves a commutation

Matt Stroud

Feature

The Next Corporate-Friendly Trade Pact

With the TPP facing Congressional scrutiny, the U.S. presses forward on another deal.

Cole Stangler

Feature

Just Kids

Could a recent Supreme Court decision give juvenile lifers a second chance?

Matt Stroud

30 years in ‘the hole’: Russell ‘Maroon’ Shoatz, 70, remains in solitary confinement despite pleas

Matt Stroud

Feature

When XXX Doesn’t Mark the Spot

What censoring online porn means for queer youth (and everyone else)

Yasmin Nair

Feature

The End of the ‘War on Christmas’ Fearmongering

Despite the best efforts of Fox News, Americans have recognized there's no 'war on Christmas.

David Sirota

Comics

A Disturbing Truth

Matt Bors

Culture

Beck Is Back

What Glenn Beck and Malcolm Gladwell have in common.

Chris Lehmann

Culture

Sex and the Older Woman

Lynne Segal provides a feminist take on desirability in old age.

Jane Miller

Labor

Bell Ringers: The Salvation Army’s Lowest-Paid, Most-Needed Employees

Kathleen Jercich

BANGKOK

Rachel K. Dooley

Viewpoint

Obamacare After Obama

The Affordable Care Act's issues will be far from resolved by 2016.

Achy Obejas

$40 Million Fund Created for Rana Plaza Victims’ Families

Jessica Stites

Labor

Fired Walmart Warehouse Workers Win $50,000 in Back Pay

Jeff Schuhrke

Labor

Honeywell Workers Get Rare Good News for Christmas

Mike Elk

Culture

Beware Mayoralphilia

For every visionary mayor, there are a dozen Rob Fords.

Catherine Tumber