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Belt-Tightening Loopholes

Belt-Tightening Loopholes Belt-Tightening Loopholes

Curiously, austerity always asks more from those without.

Jan 8, 2019 / OppArt / Eneko Las Heras

Lee Carter

Lee Carter’s Campaign for Labor Rights in Virginia Is Important for All Working Americans Lee Carter’s Campaign for Labor Rights in Virginia Is Important for All Working Americans

His fight against “right-to-work” should inspire more Democrats to challenge the atrocious Taft-Hartley law.

Jan 7, 2019 / John Nichols

Gaza Drugs Burn

Gaza’s Opioid Problem Gaza’s Opioid Problem

For people living under Israeli siege, with high unemployment, tramadol is a means of escape.

Jan 7, 2019 / Miriam Berger

Maori Davenport

Maori Davenport’s Case Exposes the Sham of ‘Amateurism’ Maori Davenport’s Case Exposes the Sham of ‘Amateurism’

Being mistakenly sent a check for $800 is costing the Alabama high-school senior the chance to play ball. 

Jan 7, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Haaland Davids Embrace

‘They’re Gonna Rock It’: The First Day Native Women Served on Capitol Hill ‘They’re Gonna Rock It’: The First Day Native Women Served on Capitol Hill

One of the most joyous Native parties of the century was held in a DC Hyatt on Thursday.

Jan 7, 2019 / Julian Brave NoiseCat

A Labor Strike at a Charter School?

A Labor Strike at a Charter School? A Labor Strike at a Charter School?

Fifteen branches of Acero schools in Chicago closed in December as teachers demanded better working conditions.

Jan 7, 2019 / Michelle Chen

The Last Great Literary Painter

The Last Great Literary Painter The Last Great Literary Painter

The legacy of Eugène Delacroix. 

Jan 7, 2019 / Barry Schwabsky

Tlaib Swearing In

Thanks to Rashida Tlaib, Palestinians Finally Have a Voice in Washington Thanks to Rashida Tlaib, Palestinians Finally Have a Voice in Washington

The first Palestinian woman elected to Congress is unapologetic and proud of the community she represents.

Jan 7, 2019 / Hanna Alshaikh

A young man removes rubble in Syria

US Policy Is Causing the Next Mass Extinction US Policy Is Causing the Next Mass Extinction

Washington’s wars have unsettled the planet in much the same way a giant asteroid did 66 million years ago.

Jan 7, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

Whom Would Jesus Shoot?

Whom Would Jesus Shoot? Whom Would Jesus Shoot?

Twisted values.

Jan 7, 2019 / OppArt / Karen Fiorito

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