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Walmart

Walmart Says Its Reforming Its Brutal Scheduling System, but Workers Tell a Different Story Walmart Says Its Reforming Its Brutal Scheduling System, but Workers Tell a Different Story

Hour cuts and schedule rollbacks are coming to a Walmart near you.

Sep 4, 2015 / Michelle Chen

New Orleans Public Housing

New Orleans: Reflections on the Week That Was New Orleans: Reflections on the Week That Was

On the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, residents reflect on the changes of the last decade.

Sep 4, 2015 / Roberta Brandes Gratz

John Kerry Iran deal

The Iran Deal Survives Congress—for Now The Iran Deal Survives Congress—for Now

Obama wins the first round with AIPAC. Here’s what's coming next.

Sep 4, 2015 / Ali Gharib

Why, at Least Today, We Should Cheer Tom Brady

Why, at Least Today, We Should Cheer Tom Brady Why, at Least Today, We Should Cheer Tom Brady

Even if the New England Patriots and Tom Brady turn your stomach, anyone who believes in the labor movement should applaud the team’s victory over Roger Goodell.

Sep 4, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Grocery store

One Novel Way to Bring Healthcare to Poor Neighborhoods One Novel Way to Bring Healthcare to Poor Neighborhoods

What if health services moved into places people already go?

Sep 4, 2015 / Sasha Abramsky

Colbert Late Night

Can Stephen Colbert Break the Late-Night Mold? Can Stephen Colbert Break the Late-Night Mold?

With his version of The Late Show debuting Tuesday, will Colbert stick to the talk-show script or push the boundaries of a tired genre?

Sep 4, 2015 / Geoffrey Baym

September 4, 1958: Arkansas Governor Calls Out the National Guard to Prevent Public School Integration

September 4, 1958: Arkansas Governor Calls Out the National Guard to Prevent Public School Integration September 4, 1958: Arkansas Governor Calls Out the National Guard to Prevent Public School Integration

“State defiance of federal authority may not be tolerated. This would no longer be state sovereignty but state anarchy.”

Sep 4, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Is There Room for Biden in the Democratic Field?

Is There Room for Biden in the Democratic Field? Is There Room for Biden in the Democratic Field?

Katrina vanden Heuvel joins the Ed Schultz Podcast.

Sep 3, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

NYPD Graduating Ceremony

No, Protests Against Police Brutality Are Not Increasing Crime No, Protests Against Police Brutality Are Not Increasing Crime

And those who say so are practicing bad journalism and worse science.

Sep 3, 2015 / Alex S. Vitale

Turner Field

Stadiums Ruin Neighborhoods Stadiums Ruin Neighborhoods

But for the first time in 60 years, a sports megastructure will not dominate Atlanta’s skyline south of Downtown. Can activists help make the area livable again?

Sep 3, 2015 / Daniel Judt

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