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Ellen Pao’s Step Forward

Ellen Pao’s Step Forward Ellen Pao’s Step Forward

In her new memoir, Pao is hesitant to call the slights, offenses, and blockages she faced what they are: harassment and discrimination.

Nov 3, 2017 / Bryce Covert

Cash bail inmate

In 2017, It’s Still a Crime to Be Poor In 2017, It’s Still a Crime to Be Poor

But across the country, a new movement is pushing back against the criminalization of poverty.

Nov 3, 2017 / Peter Edelman

Domestic Workers United

Women in the Service Sector Are at the Forefront of Resisting Sexual Harassment Women in the Service Sector Are at the Forefront of Resisting Sexual Harassment

Strength in numbers is more powerful than naming and shaming.

Nov 3, 2017 / Column / Kai Wright

America’s Dental Gap Has Left People Relying on Pliers, Chisels, and Whiskey

America’s Dental Gap Has Left People Relying on Pliers, Chisels, and Whiskey America’s Dental Gap Has Left People Relying on Pliers, Chisels, and Whiskey

A free clinic fights decay in Tennessee.

Nov 3, 2017 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter

Please Stop Calling Black Activism ‘Divisive’

Please Stop Calling Black Activism ‘Divisive’ Please Stop Calling Black Activism ‘Divisive’

The coverage of Russian hacking runs the risk of marginalizing black voices.

Nov 2, 2017 / Anoa Changa

Ginger Zentzen

A Minneapolis Socialist Thanks the Local Paper for Not Endorsing Her A Minneapolis Socialist Thanks the Local Paper for Not Endorsing Her

Ginger Jentzen, an anti-establishment candidate for City Council, makes a critique of local media part of her campaign.

Nov 2, 2017 / John Nichols

Donald Trump

Trump’s Call to End the Diversity Visa Has Nothing to Do With National Security Trump’s Call to End the Diversity Visa Has Nothing to Do With National Security

The immigration lottery is a rare chance for those who are not already wealthy or well-connected to legally come to the United States.

Nov 2, 2017 / Julianne Hing

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About Half of US States Set No Minimum Age for Marriage About Half of US States Set No Minimum Age for Marriage

If you thought child marriage didn’t exist in the United States, think again.

Nov 2, 2017 / Michelle Chen

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Letters From the November 20-27, 2017, Issue Letters From the November 20-27, 2017, Issue

The farm bill of the future…Toxic present, toxic past…Nuclear insanity…Backyard sustainability…

Nov 2, 2017 / Our Readers

‘Flushed’

‘Flushed’ ‘Flushed’

The administration continues its attempt to destroy the Affordable Care Act, refusing to pay subsidies to insurance companies and cutting funding for outreach for enrollment.

Nov 2, 2017 / OppArt / India Tresselt

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