The Wisconsin Idea
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
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