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The Expendables: How the Temps Who Power Corporate Giants Are Getting Crushed

The Expendables: How the Temps Who Power Corporate Giants Are Getting Crushed The Expendables: How the Temps Who Power Corporate Giants Are Getting Crushed

Inside the new—and exploitative—temporary economy.

Jul 1, 2013 / Michael Grabell, ProPublica

Sharif Abdel Kouddous: The Revolutionary Spirit Is Still Alive in Egypt

Sharif Abdel Kouddous: The Revolutionary Spirit Is Still Alive in Egypt Sharif Abdel Kouddous: The Revolutionary Spirit Is Still Alive in Egypt

Reporting from Cairo, Sharif Abdel Kouddous explains why Egyptians are protesting against the president they helped to elect only one year ago.

Jul 1, 2013 / Press Room

John Nichols: Has Barack Obama Done Enough for Africa?

John Nichols: Has Barack Obama Done Enough for Africa? John Nichols: Has Barack Obama Done Enough for Africa?

While the continent’s traditional narratives focus on corruption and public health crises, a new story is beginning to emerge.

Jul 1, 2013 / Press Room

Watch Live: Pro-Choice Rally Greets Second Special Session in Texas

Watch Live: Pro-Choice Rally Greets Second Special Session in Texas Watch Live: Pro-Choice Rally Greets Second Special Session in Texas

After Wendy Davis’s successful filibuster of SB5, the Texas legislature returns for a second attempt to restrict abortion and reproductive rights.

Jul 1, 2013 / Annie Shields

After DOMA, Agency Rules Still a Hurdle

After DOMA, Agency Rules Still a Hurdle After DOMA, Agency Rules Still a Hurdle

Two federal statutes may keep benefits from some elderly couples and and the spouses of gay veterans.

Jul 1, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

Selling Out for Sponsored Content?

Selling Out for Sponsored Content? Selling Out for Sponsored Content?

Publishers of sponsored content are playing fast and loose with credibility, the ‘unique value proposition’ journalism has to offer.

Jul 1, 2013 / Michael Serazio

Greg Kaufmann: Low-Wage Work Is Far From Living-Wage Work

Greg Kaufmann: Low-Wage Work Is Far From Living-Wage Work Greg Kaufmann: Low-Wage Work Is Far From Living-Wage Work

The Nation's Greg Kaufmann joins Bill Moyers to explain why the need for food stamps is growing.

Jul 1, 2013 / Press Room

Meet Undocumented Immigrants Who Got Themselves Picked Up by ICE—On Purpose

Meet Undocumented Immigrants Who Got Themselves Picked Up by ICE—On Purpose Meet Undocumented Immigrants Who Got Themselves Picked Up by ICE—On Purpose

Why would an undocumented immigrant voluntarily walk into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement center and declare his or her status to the officers there?

Jul 1, 2013 / Press Room

Why NFL Crime Hysteria Is Overblown

Why NFL Crime Hysteria Is Overblown Why NFL Crime Hysteria Is Overblown

Crime hysteria about the twenty-nine NFL players who've been arrested obscures the fact that they've been caught in a law and order undertow.

Jul 1, 2013 / Dave Zirin

Edward Snowden’s Long Flight

Edward Snowden’s Long Flight Edward Snowden’s Long Flight

What a whistleblower thinks a fellow whistleblower might have thought.

Jul 1, 2013 / Peter Van Buren

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