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Rha Goddess: Opportunity Now—Transportation Rha Goddess: Opportunity Now—Transportation

"Even somebody like me can learn how to fight."

Aug 8, 2011 / The Nation

Tell Walmart, Hanes, Target, Macy’s, Lands’ End and Kohl’s to Stop Profiting from Rape Tell Walmart, Hanes, Target, Macy’s, Lands’ End and Kohl’s to Stop Profiting from Rape

Scores of young Southeast Asian female guest workers have been sexually abused and repeatedly raped while sewing clothing for some of the biggest brand names in American retail a...

Aug 8, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

Rha Goddess: Opportunity Now—Foreclosures Rha Goddess: Opportunity Now—Foreclosures

"Me? At a foodbank? Reaching for cans of spam? I'm as lily white as they come! And whats even more disturbing is I'm not alone. There are plenty of formerly known as middle class w...

Aug 8, 2011 / The Nation

The Standard & Poor’s Agenda

The Standard & Poor’s Agenda The Standard & Poor’s Agenda

There are several explanations as to why Standard & Poor's downgraded the federal government's credit rating. None involve actual economics.

Aug 8, 2011 / George Zornick

Rha Goddess: Opportunity Now—Jobs Rha Goddess: Opportunity Now—Jobs

"I believe I could do a really good job for you. If you give me the chance."

Aug 8, 2011 / The Nation

This Past Week: Our ‘Democracy Deficit.’ PLUS: Chris Hayes, MSNBC’s New Host This Past Week: Our ‘Democracy Deficit.’ PLUS: Chris Hayes, MSNBC’s New Host

We look back over the last week at the costs of the debt-ceiling compromise. The Nation’s DC editor gets his own show. And we commemorate the 66th anniversary of Hiroshima an...

Aug 8, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Dave Zirin and Sherry Wolf: Sports Shape the Way We Understand Our World Dave Zirin and Sherry Wolf: Sports Shape the Way We Understand Our World

Sports are more than just games: when we play or watch sports, we are forming the ways we look at our world and understand issues of sexism, racism, homophobia and nationalism.

Aug 8, 2011 / Press Room

Dave Zirin and Sherry Wolf: Sports Shape the Way We Understand Our World Dave Zirin and Sherry Wolf: Sports Shape the Way We Understand Our World

Sports are more than just games: when we play or watch sports, we are forming the ways we look at our world and understand issues of sexism, racism, homophobia and nationalism.

Aug 8, 2011 / NPR

Barbara Ehrenreich: On (Not) Getting By in America Barbara Ehrenreich: On (Not) Getting By in America

Jobs are not jobs unless workers can live off of their wages in a way that does not trap them in eternal poverty.

Aug 8, 2011 / Press Room

Barbara Ehrenreich: On (Not) Getting By in America Barbara Ehrenreich: On (Not) Getting By in America

Jobs are not jobs unless workers can live off of their wages in a way that does not trap them in eternal poverty. 

Aug 8, 2011 / Democracy Now!

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