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Guestworkers processing crabs

Seafood Is a Dirtier Business Than You Think Seafood Is a Dirtier Business Than You Think

The global seafood industry is exploitative at each step of the supply chain, from Thailand to the Louisiana Gulf.

Jun 10, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Will the Democratic Platform Committee Go to War Over Israel?

Will the Democratic Platform Committee Go to War Over Israel? Will the Democratic Platform Committee Go to War Over Israel?

Clinton’s and Sanders’s appointees are sharply divided, so there’s sure to be a fracas—one that represents growing divisions among Democrats.

Jun 10, 2016 / Ali Gharib

Trump Fascist

Why Trump Now? It’s the Empire, Stupid Why Trump Now? It’s the Empire, Stupid

Amid the wreckage of the Iraq War and the Great Recession, he speaks to a constituency that sees the frontier and outward expansion as peril rather than possibility.

Jun 9, 2016 / Greg Grandin

US Marine

The Soldier Whose War Continued Long After He Came Home The Soldier Whose War Continued Long After He Came Home

Tomas Young was shot and paralyzed just five days after he arrived in Iraq—but that was only the beginning of his story.

Jun 9, 2016 / Mark Wilkerson

Sanders in California

What Happened in California? What Happened in California?

John Nichols on Bernie’s loss, Andrew Cockburn on Obama’s drone war, and John Powers on Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar Wai.

Jun 9, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

US NATO Ukraine

War With Russia Without Public Debate? War With Russia Without Public Debate?

NATO is continuing its military buildup and “exercises” on Russia’s borders, Moscow is taking “counter-measures,” while the US mainstream media remains silent.

Jun 9, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

An Ongoing Dream

An Ongoing Dream An Ongoing Dream

Recurring in almost all of Amit Chaudhuri’s is a stubborn urge: a wish to continue seeing and discovering things as a child.

Jun 9, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Abhrajyoti Chakraborty

Trump Brand Clothes Are Made in China—but It’s Impossible to Find Out Where

Trump Brand Clothes Are Made in China—but It’s Impossible to Find Out Where Trump Brand Clothes Are Made in China—but It’s Impossible to Find Out Where

What exactly is Donald Trump hiding?

Jun 9, 2016 / Spencer Woodman

Ali at Protest

Andrew Cuomo Would Have Blacklisted Muhammad Ali Andrew Cuomo Would Have Blacklisted Muhammad Ali

Governor Cuomo’s executive action to create a blacklist of those who stand with the Palestinian people would have undoubtedly caught Muhammad Ali in its web.

Jun 8, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Chinese Walmart

The Fight Against Walmart’s Labor Practices Goes Global The Fight Against Walmart’s Labor Practices Goes Global

Store workers in China are now pushing for the same labor protections US workers have been demanding for years.

Jun 8, 2016 / Michelle Chen

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