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Sweatshop worker

Colleges Aren’t Enforcing Their Own Anti-Sweatshop Policies Colleges Aren’t Enforcing Their Own Anti-Sweatshop Policies

SUNY’s failure to enforce its anti-sweatshop policies is a reminder that major institutional consumers can only go so far in addressing the crisis of globalized labor abuses.

Jun 27, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen

Trump Is Running for King of America

Trump Is Running for King of America Trump Is Running for King of America

He believes he will save the people, not serve them.

Jun 27, 2016 / Patricia J. Williams

The Deportation Machine Obama Built for President Trump

The Deportation Machine Obama Built for President Trump The Deportation Machine Obama Built for President Trump

Before the end of his first term in office, the Obama administration expanded a small program by about 3,600 percent.

Jun 27, 2016 / Marisa Franco and Carlos Garcia

Seeing Appalachia Through the Eyes of Appalachians

Seeing Appalachia Through the Eyes of Appalachians Seeing Appalachia Through the Eyes of Appalachians

Several new media projects are re-envisioning a region long stereotyped as backward and ignorant.

Jun 25, 2016 / Photo Essay / Layne Amerikaner

Pfizer New York headquarters

Tell Democrats to Stand Up to Big Pharma Tell Democrats to Stand Up to Big Pharma

While Americans struggle to pay for the medicines they need, the pharmaceutical industry rakes in obscene profits.

Jun 25, 2016 / NationAction

Trump Speaks on Brexit

An Urgent Message From the UK: Take the Trump Threat Seriously An Urgent Message From the UK: Take the Trump Threat Seriously

A progressive politics that addresses the fears of voters who have been battered by austerity, globalization, and deindustrialization is absolutely necessary.

Jun 24, 2016 / John Nichols

Colombia Peace Agreement

War Is Over in Colombia War Is Over in Colombia

The end of the war could integrate Colombia more fully into Latin America.

Jun 24, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Brexit fallout

What Are the Risks of Brexit? What Are the Risks of Brexit?

Falling trade, global recession, growing nativism—but it’s possible to mitigate these risks, if we finally end austerity.

Jun 24, 2016 / Jeff Madrick

Disgust With Elites and Fear of Others Drove the Brexit Vote

Disgust With Elites and Fear of Others Drove the Brexit Vote Disgust With Elites and Fear of Others Drove the Brexit Vote

I landed this morning in London, the capital of a nation that voted to turn its back on its neighbors.

Jun 24, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan

The Depressing Truth About How Sexism Changes Us

The Depressing Truth About How Sexism Changes Us The Depressing Truth About How Sexism Changes Us

In Sex Object, Jessica Valenti asks “Who would I be if I didn’t live in a world that hated women?”

Jun 24, 2016 / Lauren Duca

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