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‘Our Liberty Cannot Be Guarded but by the Freedom of the Press’

‘Our Liberty Cannot Be Guarded but by the Freedom of the Press’ ‘Our Liberty Cannot Be Guarded but by the Freedom of the Press’

Libertarian Republicans and progressive Democrats are moving to restore privacy rights in light of revelations of Department of Justice threats to press freedom.

May 21, 2013 / John Nichols

Hundreds of Non-Union Workers With Taxpayer-Supported Jobs Plan to Strike Today

Hundreds of Non-Union Workers With Taxpayer-Supported Jobs Plan to Strike Today Hundreds of Non-Union Workers With Taxpayer-Supported Jobs Plan to Strike Today

A new study says nearly 2 million workers with taxpayer-supported jobs make $12 per hour or less.

May 21, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

Why Prosecuting Ariel Castro for Murder Won’t Prevent Violence Against Pregnant Women

Why Prosecuting Ariel Castro for Murder Won’t Prevent Violence Against Pregnant Women Why Prosecuting Ariel Castro for Murder Won’t Prevent Violence Against Pregnant Women

Whatever their intent, laws equating pregnancy termination with murder are used against pregnant women, not for them.

May 20, 2013 / Lynn Paltrow

Josh Eidelson: The Future of the Workers’ Movement

Josh Eidelson: The Future of the Workers’ Movement Josh Eidelson: The Future of the Workers’ Movement

 A series of strikes by workers in the service industry has shifted the focus of the union movement towards more precarious workers.

May 20, 2013 / Press Room

Implore President Obama to Enforce the Civil Rights Act

Implore President Obama to Enforce the Civil Rights Act Implore President Obama to Enforce the Civil Rights Act

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act gives the executive branch of the US government the power to cut off federal funds from any agency that employs federal funding in a racist or disc...

May 20, 2013 / NationAction

Chicago Teachers Union Overwhelmingly Re-Elects Karen Lewis’s CORE Caucus

Chicago Teachers Union Overwhelmingly Re-Elects Karen Lewis’s CORE Caucus Chicago Teachers Union Overwhelmingly Re-Elects Karen Lewis’s CORE Caucus

CORE’s victory is a boost to social movement unionism—and a model for other unions around the country.

May 20, 2013 / Micah Uetricht

How to Make Voting Easier

How to Make Voting Easier How to Make Voting Easier

On the twentieth anniversary of the National Voter Registration Act, voting rights are under attack 

May 20, 2013 / Ari Berman

John Nichols: Chris Christie’s Conservative Agenda

John Nichols: Chris Christie’s Conservative Agenda John Nichols: Chris Christie’s Conservative Agenda

Chris Christie isn't the moderate Republican he would like the public to think he is, but rather a union-busting bully with the corporate agenda in mind.

May 20, 2013 / Francis Reynolds

The Case for Hope

The Case for Hope The Case for Hope

It’s a starting point: not the tinder or the blaze but a match, a belief in possibility.

May 20, 2013 / Rebecca Solnit

The Obamas Need to Help Fix the Fashion Industry: Here’s How

The Obamas Need to Help Fix the Fashion Industry: Here’s How The Obamas Need to Help Fix the Fashion Industry: Here’s How

Obama and the fashion icon first lady should pick up where the presidential task force on the apparel industry left off fifteen years ago.

May 20, 2013 / Elizabeth Cline

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