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Will Texas Get Away With Discriminating Against Voters?

Will Texas Get Away With Discriminating Against Voters? Will Texas Get Away With Discriminating Against Voters?

The country’s most stringent voter ID law is once again challenged in federal court.

Sep 2, 2014 / Ari Berman

Reconnecting With the Very American Ideal That Labor Rights Are Human Rights Reconnecting With the Very American Ideal That Labor Rights Are Human Rights

Keith Ellison and John Lewis are right: the US should recognize union organizing as a civil right.

Sep 1, 2014 / John Nichols

Happy Labor Day, Mom

Happy Labor Day, Mom Happy Labor Day, Mom

Education reformers have left out the human dimensions of a harsh labor market where women, like my mother, were regularly punished for not being men.

Aug 30, 2014 / William Greider

Minnesota Home Care Workers Unionize

Minnesota Home Care Workers Unionize Minnesota Home Care Workers Unionize

Home healthcare workers in Minnesota just established a union, opening the door for negotiating higher wages. 

Aug 29, 2014 / Michelle Chen

The True Meaning of Labor Day

The True Meaning of Labor Day The True Meaning of Labor Day

For America’s workers, Labor Day marks more than the end of summer. It’s a reminder of the struggles we have won—and those that lie ahead.

Aug 29, 2014 / Mary Kay Henry

Yes, I ‘Question the NFL’s Commitment’ to Being a Force Against Domestic Violence

Yes, I ‘Question the NFL’s Commitment’ to Being a Force Against Domestic Violence Yes, I ‘Question the NFL’s Commitment’ to Being a Force Against Domestic Violence

The NFL’s stance against domestic violence is just a PR stunt.

Aug 29, 2014 / Dave Zirin

Charles Koch Personally Founded a Group Protecting Oil Industry Handouts

Charles Koch Personally Founded a Group Protecting Oil Industry Handouts Charles Koch Personally Founded a Group Protecting Oil Industry Handouts

Documents reveal Charles Koch founded the group that’s protecting oil industry handouts.

Aug 29, 2014 / Lee Fang

How John Walker Lindh Became ‘Detainee 001’

How John Walker Lindh Became ‘Detainee 001’ How John Walker Lindh Became ‘Detainee 001’

The father of a young man captured while fighting for the Taliban in 2001 reminds us of the “dark side” of US policy after 9/11.

Aug 29, 2014 / Frank Lindh

Columbia University E-mail Reveals Disdain for Anti-Rape Campus Movement

Columbia University E-mail Reveals Disdain for Anti-Rape Campus Movement Columbia University E-mail Reveals Disdain for Anti-Rape Campus Movement

Students fighting to improve campus sexual assault policies face indifference—or worse—from administrators.

Aug 29, 2014 / George Joseph

From Ferguson to Miami, a Generation Demands Justice

From Ferguson to Miami, a Generation Demands Justice From Ferguson to Miami, a Generation Demands Justice

Michael Brown, John Crawford, Reefa Hernandez—and a national youth movement.

Aug 29, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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