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Culture

Okja: The Veggie-Prop Children’s Film You Really Need to See

The director of Snowpiercer is back with a kiddie film that meets vegetarian propaganda, with surprising success.

Michael Atkinson

Rural America

The FCC’s New Chairman Plans to Take the “Local” Out of TV News in Rural America

Christopher Ali

Labor

Meet the Mom-and-Pop Company That Went from Union-Friendly to Union-Busting

Teke Wiggin

Feature

How Middle Schoolers Forced Their Administration to Stop Celebrating Indigenous Genocide

Students say their school should not be named after Alexander Ramsey, a historical figure who called for the extermination of Native Americans.

Sarah Lahm

InvestigationGoodman Institute

How Chicago’s Police Union Contract Ensures Abuses Remain in the Shadows

Activists are calling on the city to represent victims of police violence in upcoming contract negotiations.

Adeshina Emmanuel

Labor

When Anti-Poverty Programs for Immigrants Are Used to Bolster the Surveillance State

Waqas Mirza

Rural America

Rethink This Iowa: Do Not Gut the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

John Collins

Viewpoint

The Senate GOP Healthcare Bill Is Lethal for the Poor and Elderly. The Answer Is Medicare-for-All.

The fight against the Senate's deadly healthcare bill must also include the demand for a single-payer system.

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan

Labor

How Union-Busting Bosses Propel the Right Wing to Power

Shaun Richman