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May 1, 2023
This May Day, Let’s Celebrate the Campus Labor Movement
Union organizers and student journalists in Michigan, Oregon, North Carolina, and Arizona document the ongoing labor campaigns at their universities.
StudentNation
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April 28, 2023
California’s Hypocritical Failure to Confront Poverty
An interview with Matthew Desmond, author of Poverty, by America, on the state’s betrayal of its progressive values.
Sasha Abramsky
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April 28, 2023
Do Charitable Write-Offs Pay Off?
The nonprofit-industrial complex would have you believe they do.
Rebecca Gordon
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April 28, 2023
No, You Absolutely Do Not Have to Hand It to Tucker Carlson
Contra some of his leftist stans, the ousted Fox News host was not actually anti-war or an economic populist.
Jeet Heer
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April 26, 2023
Pick ’Em: Making Sense of the Free-for-All Primary for Mayor of Philadelphia
For a job the current incumbent seems eager to leave, the contest has drawn a remarkably diverse field of candidates—and no obvious front-runner.
Gene Seymour
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April 25, 2023
Private Equity Is Killing Your Pets
Private equity firms have gobbled veterinary companies around the country—and the results have been disastrous.
Brendan Ballou
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April 24, 2023
There Is No Future for a Labor Movement That Fails to Organize at Amazon
In the 20th century, organizing basic industries like coal, steel, and manufacturing automobiles was key to reviving the labor movement. Today, Amazon workers occupy the same strategic position.
Jonathan Rosenblum
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April 24, 2023
The Zombie Populism of Today’s GOP
The right’s crass appropriation of anti-elitist rhetoric makes less sense than ever. That doesn’t mean it’s going away.
Chris Lehmann
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April 21, 2023
Why Irish Joe Makes British Tories Cry Uncle Sam
A visit to the Emerald Isle provokes post-Brexit angst in the United Kingdom.
Jeet Heer
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April 21, 2023
How Reading “The Economist” Helped Me to Stop Worrying About White Supremacy
A recent viral sensation identifies the migration of poor whites as the cause of the problem—letting the rest of us off the hook!
Sarah Taber