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Turkey’s Deadly Mining Disaster Reveals Just How Little Was Done to Prevent It

Turkey’s Deadly Mining Disaster Reveals Just How Little Was Done to Prevent It Turkey’s Deadly Mining Disaster Reveals Just How Little Was Done to Prevent It

Will the death of over 300 miners spark a revolution against Prime Minister Erdogan’s government?

May 19, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Donald Sterling May Be Going Nuclear

Donald Sterling May Be Going Nuclear Donald Sterling May Be Going Nuclear

LA Clippers deposed owner Donald Sterling will be taking the NBA to court. This could get very interesting. 

May 19, 2014 / Dave Zirin

In the Real World, the So-Called ‘Boy Crisis’ Disappears

In the Real World, the So-Called ‘Boy Crisis’ Disappears In the Real World, the So-Called ‘Boy Crisis’ Disappears

Girls may outperform boys in school, but the workplace is still stacked against them.

May 19, 2014 / Bryce Covert

Easy and Instant Voting: A Great Idea Whose Time Has Come, Again

Easy and Instant Voting: A Great Idea Whose Time Has Come, Again Easy and Instant Voting: A Great Idea Whose Time Has Come, Again

Why a forty-year-old plan for universal same-day registration makes more sense now than when reformers promoted it in the 1970s.

May 17, 2014 / John Nichols

Why You Should Worry About the Election of Narendra Modi in India

Why You Should Worry About the Election of Narendra Modi in India Why You Should Worry About the Election of Narendra Modi in India

The BJP and its sister group, the paramilitary RSS, could accelerate sectarian divisions and, perhaps, worsen the conflict with Pakistan.

May 16, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

Why This Missouri Death Row Inmate Wants His Execution Videotaped

Why This Missouri Death Row Inmate Wants His Execution Videotaped Why This Missouri Death Row Inmate Wants His Execution Videotaped

“If Missouri officials are confident enough to execute Russell Bucklew, they should be confident enough to videotape it.”

May 16, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

We’re Going to Be Talking About Reparations This Year

We’re Going to Be Talking About Reparations This Year We’re Going to Be Talking About Reparations This Year

The labor of generations of black bodies has created massive amounts of wealth for everyone but the people whose work was exploited. And we’ve continued to suffer the consequ...

May 16, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith

The Fast-Food Worker Movement Has Gone Global

The Fast-Food Worker Movement Has Gone Global The Fast-Food Worker Movement Has Gone Global

In a show of international solidarity, scores of fast food workers in about thirty countries walked off the job to push for improved working conditions and higher wages.

May 16, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Jill Abramson Was Right

Jill Abramson Was Right Jill Abramson Was Right

The former Times executive editor seems to have been pushed out for defending fundamental journalistic principles. 

May 15, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

Impossible Choices: Fast-Food Workers Explain Why They’re Striking

Impossible Choices: Fast-Food Workers Explain Why They’re Striking Impossible Choices: Fast-Food Workers Explain Why They’re Striking

The campaign for higher wages in the fast food industry goes global. 

May 15, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

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