The Wisconsin Idea

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Game of Homes

The private-equity firm Blackstone could be your next landlord.

Rebecca Burns, Michael Donley & Carmilla Manzanet

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Kicked Out of Our Home, Courtesy of Blackstone

How an eviction, two arrests and one lost turtle led us to housing activism.

Michael Donley and Carmilla Manzanet

By Ridiculing Redskins, Colbert Made Racism ‘Truthy’

Lindsay Beyerstein

Labor

Is Perelman Jewish Day School the Hobby Lobby of Union-Busting?

Bruce Vail

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By Making Fun of Gwyneth, Are We Really Dismantling Privilege?

The reactions to Kim Kardashian and Gwyneth Paltrow show that no matter what, women can't win.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Will U.N. Investigation of Sri Lankan War Crimes Finally Bring Peace?

Jeremy Gantz

Dozens More Tech Companies Implicated in Wage-Suppression Cartel

Alex Kogan

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Warren Buffet’s Epic NCAA Humblebrag

Buffett and Quicken Loans want to give you $1 billion for your perfect NCAA bracket—because they can.

David Sirota

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4 Ways the Hobby Lobby SCOTUS Case Could Spell Disaster

The Religious Right wants to deny you birth control coverage. So what's next?

Erika L. Sánchez, AlterNet