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Black Charlotte Is Frustrated—and That’s by Design
The Queen City has boomed in recent years. But its growth and prosperity has only hardened a racial divide established decades ago.
Greg Lacour
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September 23, 2016
The Fight Against Austerity Started Here
In 2011, the people of Wisconsin challenged the right’s austerity agenda. Their uprising was even more revolutionary than you think.
Sarah Jaffe
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September 22, 2016
The United States of Anxiety, Episode 1: Why Does Trump Appeal to So Many Voters?
On Long Island, two different communities are both working for their American Dream.
Kai Wright
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September 21, 2016
Trump’s Terrible, No-Good Solution for Gender Inequality in the Workplace
To center the childcare debate around tax breaks and minimal subsidies is insulting to all working women.
Michelle Chen
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September 21, 2016
The ‘Chicago Boys’ in Chile: Economic Freedom’s Awful Toll
Repression for the majorities and “economic freedom” for small privileged groups are two sides of the same coin.
Orlando Letelier
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September 21, 2016
How Middle-Class Chileans Contributed to the Overthrow of Salvador Allende
American intervention was one factor leading to the Chilean coup—but unrest on the part of middle-class Chileans was another.
Walden Bello
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September 20, 2016
This Isn’t the First Time Cowboys Have Tried to Plunder 640 Million Acres of Public Land
In Utah and the Dakotas, history repeats itself as Native Americans fight to protect their lives—and ours.
Chip Ward
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September 20, 2016
Why Domestic Violence Is an Economic Issue
Economic abuse is present in 98 percent of abusive relationships, and 60 percent of survivors report losing their jobs.
Sady Doyle
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September 20, 2016
Exclusive: Zach Galifianakis Wants You to Know How Bad Gerrymandering Has Gotten
The new documentary series America Divided shines a light on voter restrictions, the housing crisis, and other symptoms of our unequal society.
The Nation
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September 19, 2016
4 Simple Ways to Help 44 Million Americans With Student Debt
The student-loan-debt crisis is very real, yet policies have failed to respond with any urgency.
Natalia Abrams and Cody Hounanian