The Wisconsin Idea

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Orange Is the New Black, Episode 11: Misery Loves Company

Surprise! No one in Litchfield can deal with pain in a healthy way.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Your Internet’s in Danger

Verizon v. FCC could lead to one Internet for the 'haves' and another for the 'have-nots.'

Cole Stangler

Comics

This Shutdown Is Bad For America’s Health

Eric Garcia

Culture

Uh-oh, We F**ked Our Mother

Our Oedipal relationship with Mother Earth.

Theo Anderson

Southern Discomfort: Notoriously Conservative Alabama Revises Harsh Sentencing; Florida Doubles Down

Matt Stroud

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First They Came for the Federal Workers…

The GOP government shutdown prefigures an attack on the working class.

Mariya Strauss

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Homeland, Season 3, Episode 1 Recap: The Cheese Stands Alone

After a rocky second season, Homeland’s compelling season opener leaves Carrie fending for herself.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Labor

NYC Bridge and Tunnel Bosses Won’t Budge on Foreign Steel

Bruce Vail

Comics

The Borg Shutdown

Matt Bors