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Jail Cell Madison

Prison Labor on the ‘Kill Line’ Prison Labor on the ‘Kill Line’

Prisoners are being used to staff dangerous poultry-factory work—and are being injured, or worse.

Aug 23, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Space Force

Space Force Space Force

May the force be in you.

Aug 23, 2018 / OppArt / Milton Glaser

Mexico Airport Protest

What Does the Mexican Left Think of Mexico’s ‘Leftist’ President-Elect? What Does the Mexican Left Think of Mexico’s ‘Leftist’ President-Elect?

Indigenous movements and longtime organizers are wary as they wait to see how much action will follow AMLO’s campaign promises.

Aug 23, 2018 / Madeleine Wattenbarger

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the campaign trail

Democrats: Centrism Is Not the Answer! Democrats: Centrism Is Not the Answer!

Gary Younge on the Democrats, Todd Gitlin on 1968, and Farah Griffin on Aretha.

Aug 23, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

John Brennan

What the Brennan Affair Really Reveals What the Brennan Affair Really Reveals

Valorizing an ex-CIA director and bashing Trump obscures what is truly ominous.

Aug 22, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Pampers Diapers

Welcome to America, Where Parents Can’t Afford Diapers Welcome to America, Where Parents Can’t Afford Diapers

Aid programs fall short in a country where a third of families suffer “diaper need.”

Aug 22, 2018 / Bryce Covert

There’s an Easy Way to Create Affordable Housing—We Just Need to Make it Happen

There’s an Easy Way to Create Affordable Housing—We Just Need to Make it Happen There’s an Easy Way to Create Affordable Housing—We Just Need to Make it Happen

This fall, California will vote on an initiative that could reshape the state’s housing market.

Aug 22, 2018 / Brave New Films

Michael Cohen hearing

Donald Trump’s Fixer Says the President Engaged in a Criminal Conspiracy to Sway the 2016 Election Donald Trump’s Fixer Says the President Engaged in a Criminal Conspiracy to Sway the 2016 Election

That’s impeachable.

Aug 22, 2018 / John Nichols

Sex work protest

The Web-Hosting Service for Sex Workers, by Sex Workers, Against SESTA/FOSTA The Web-Hosting Service for Sex Workers, by Sex Workers, Against SESTA/FOSTA

Red Umbrella Hosting was founded by a sex worker to protect those like her from the fallout of pernicious legislation.

Aug 22, 2018 / Arvind Dilawar

Kavanaugh: A Closer Look

Kavanaugh: A Closer Look Kavanaugh: A Closer Look

Will the confirmation process examine his record?

Aug 22, 2018 / OppArt / Martin Kozlowski

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