The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Feature

Where the Real Danger Lies

Some indisputable consequences of closing 50 Chicago Public Schools.

Marilyn Katz

Chicago Public Housing Residents Sue, Citing Broken Promises

James Reddick

Culture

The Violently Killed Femmes

From Hemlock Grove to Hannibal, TV just can't get enough of dead teenage girls.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Labor

The Axe Falls on 50 Chicago Public Schools

David Moberg

Labor

Top Democrats React to Low-Wage Federal Workers’ Strike

Mike Elk

The Verdict: Board Votes to Close 50 Chicago Public Schools

Jessica Corbett

Labor

A Budget That Tightens Belts by Emptying Stomachs

Michelle Chen

Feature

5 Wise Ideas for Syria

Don't listen to the hawks: A non-military solution is possible.

Stephen R. Weissman

Video

Bhaskar Sunkara is Fed Up with the Bloodless Wonks

Miles Kampf-Lassin

How an 82-Year-Old Nun Was Convicted of Violent Crimes of Terrorism

Fran Quigley, AlterNet

Why I Followed Rahm Emanuel to the Bathroom

Joel Handley

Comics

Jamie Dimon

Jeff Danziger

Feature

It’s Not Easy Being Blue and Green

Labor and environmentalists face off over the Keystone XL pipeline.

Rebecca Burns

Obama Admin Adopts ALEC Model Bill for Fracking on Public Lands

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Feature

How to Handle the IRS Scandal? Reverse Citizens United

The real moral of the IRS story is that election finance needs serious reform.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Labor

Farmworkers Fight Wendy’s, the ‘Last Holdout’ on Fair Food

Michelle Chen

Video

The Most Amazing Speech by a 9 Year Old You Will Ever See

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Feature

How the Government Targeted Occupy

A new report reveals the U.S. spent millions spying on Occupiers and other anti-corporate activists.

Lisa Graves