The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

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Orange Is the New Black, Episode 6: Democracy Fail

In the end, the guards run the show.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Feature

University Tries to Nip Professors’ Union in the Bud

A cautionary letter--and the rumored retention of a notorious union-buster--show Northeastern is nervous about adjunct faculty organizing.

Rebecca Burns

Labor

Chicago Students Boycott Class, Demanding an Elected and Accountable School Board

Micah Uetricht

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Breaking Bad’s Skyler White: Victim or Villain?

Actress Anna Gunn wants to know why fans hate her character. In These Times' feminist TV critics answer.

Lindsay Beyerstein

Labor

Wave of Low-Wage Worker Strikes Hits LA Ports

Micah Uetricht

Labor

50 Years After the March on Washington, Unions Still Have a Dream

Bruce Vail

UPDATED: Calif. Gov. Proposes Prison Expansion, Privatization To Avoid Prisoner Early Release

Matt Stroud

Viewpoint

Chicago Teachers Lead the Way

The CTU plans to change the political landscape in Chicago.

Joel Bleifuss

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Bill de Blasio’s Vision For A More Equal New York

The mayoral hopeful talks about his plan to close the ever-widening gulf between the city's haves and have-nots.

Sarah Jaffe

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Education: Every American’s Right

Lowering college costs will restore access to the American Dream.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Labor

Carnivals Are No Picnic for Migrant Workers

Michelle Chen

Comics

Kerry’s Syria Problem

Jeff Danziger

Feature

Hole-y Plotlines, Sorkin!

Increasingly implausible pitfalls sideline what could have been The Newsroom's most compelling story.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Video

The Case For Naming Hurricanes After Climate Change Deniers

Miles Kampf-Lassin

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Looking for Fraud in All the Wrong Places

Republicans say they're slashing food stamps because of fraud. So why are they expanding a much more fraud-prone program?

Cole Stangler

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The March on Washington at 50: What Now?

Some 175,000 people rallied for racial justice on Saturday, but the march's demands were diffuse.

Cole Stangler

Breaking Bad Recap, Season 5, Episode 11: Confessions

Lindsay Beyerstein

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‘I Apologize,’ Says Former Opponent of Medical Marijuana

CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta admits there's no science behind the war on marijuana.

David Sirota