The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Video

Russell Brand Interviews Members of the Westboro Baptist Church

Eric Murphy

Labor

‘E-Verification’ of Mi Pueblo Workers Sparks Fear and Ire

Rose Arrieta

Occupy the Port: Demonstrators Confront Ship Carrying Walmart Goods

Ben Lorber

Feature

Zero Nuance

Kathryn Bigelow’s “apolitical” film about bin Laden’s death might as well be a video game.

Michael Atkinson

Culture

Blinded by Thrift Store Irony

It makes very little sense to characterize irony, strictly speaking, as a matter of self-presentation.

Chris Lehmann

Santa to Banks: Stop Evictions

Jacob Marshall

Feature

Truce or Dare in Colombia

Violence rages even as peace talks continue.

Jeremy Kryt

Sympathy for Nancy Lanza

Lindsay Beyerstein

Comics

A Dangerous Mix

Eric Garcia

Conviction Overturned in Henry Glover Murder

Lindsay Beyerstein

Feature

Happy Holidays! GOP Delivers Uncertainty to Middle Class

Republican union-busting doesn't protect workers' rights.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Romney Campaign Gouged the Press for Massage Party

Lindsay Beyerstein

Feature

After Newtown, Teachers Are the Heroes

As we honor the teachers of Newtown, let's take a moment to honor all teachers.

Andrew Lam

Boehner’s Bait Fails to Hook Obama

Amy Armstrong

Cook County Poised to Slash Exorbitant Jail Call Costs By 50 Percent

Amien Essif

Feature

Gerrymandering Isn’t the (Only) Problem

Redrawing district lines will never eliminate the unfair bias toward Republicans in House elections. Here's what will.

Rob Richie

TransCanada Cuts Corners in Protecting U.S. Water Supply from Possible Keystone XL Spills

Anthony Mangini

8 Reasons the ‘Walmart Winter’ is a Game Changer

James Tracy and Jenya Cassidy