The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover
Labor
Labor’s Electoral Foot Soldiers Earn Right To Give Some Commands
David Moberg

Abolish Writers: On Pseudo-Celebrity and Occupy
Bhaskar Sunkara
Breaking Bad: Would Addicts Pay More for Premium Meth?
Lindsay Beyerstein

Labor
Chicago Teachers Strike Ends, But ‘Multi-Year Revolution’ Begins
David Moberg

FDA Plans to Reduce Arsenic Levels in Rice
Lindsay Beyerstein

Chick-Fil-A Quietly Ceases Anti-Gay Donations
Sarah Cobarrubias

What Is Authentic Thai Food?
Lindsay Beyerstein

Feature
Winning in 2012
Wooing the volatile, mistrustful, anti-political — but crucial — Independent vote
Vic Fingerhut

At 1-Year Mark, Occupiers Bang Drums, Dodge Police and Debate Elections
Melinda Tuhus

Culture
Occupy Gotham City
What the Dark Night Rises says about violence, morality and people's power
Slavoj Žižek
Labor
Maritime Labor Alliance Formed with Oct. 1 Dock Strike Looming
Bruce Vail

Feature
Romney, Ryan, GOP Demand Obama Stop Strengthening Welfare-to-Work
Republicans flip-flop on welfare-to-work, challenging efforts by Obama to help states find jobs for welfare recipients.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
Video
Highlights of the Chicago Teachers Union Strike
Eric Murphy

The Greatly Exaggerated Reports of Occupy’s Death
Bhaskar Sunkara
Labor
Thousands at Fighting Bob Fest in Madison Cheer Anti-Walker Ruling
Roger Bybee

Labor
Strike Continues As Chicago Teachers Do Their Contract Homework
David Moberg

Comics
Strangling CTU
Eric Garcia

Occupy the Film Festival
Michelle Chen
