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If You Quit Your Job to Care For a Loved One, You Could Qualify for Unemployment

If You Quit Your Job to Care For a Loved One, You Could Qualify for Unemployment If You Quit Your Job to Care For a Loved One, You Could Qualify for Unemployment

But more often than not, states are preventing workers from securing unemployment benefits.

Apr 14, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Breaking: Leading House Democrat Will Oppose TPP Fast Track

Breaking: Leading House Democrat Will Oppose TPP Fast Track Breaking: Leading House Democrat Will Oppose TPP Fast Track

As trade legislation finally proceeds to a vote, a top Democrat announced he cannot support fast-track authority.

Apr 14, 2015 / George Zornick

Grim Reaper Edition

Grim Reaper Edition Grim Reaper Edition

The best live shows, audiobooks and Eric's funeral playlist: it's all inside today's Altercation.

Apr 14, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Students of color

Education Alone Won’t Put an End to Equal Pay Days Education Alone Won’t Put an End to Equal Pay Days

More education helps an individual woman earn better, but it doesn’t erase the gender wage gap.

Apr 14, 2015 / Bryce Covert

Seventy Years On, Let Us Renew FDR’s Struggle for an Economic Bill of Rights

Seventy Years On, Let Us Renew FDR’s Struggle for an Economic Bill of Rights Seventy Years On, Let Us Renew FDR’s Struggle for an Economic Bill of Rights

"The rush of modern civilization itself has raised for us new difficulties, new problems which must be solved..."

Apr 14, 2015 / John Nichols

Cops Only Do Bad Things When They’re Being Filmed

Cops Only Do Bad Things When They’re Being Filmed Cops Only Do Bad Things When They’re Being Filmed

And other lies your local Officer Friendly tells you.

Apr 14, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

Eduardo Galeano: A Prophet Who Looks Backward

Eduardo Galeano: A Prophet Who Looks Backward Eduardo Galeano: A Prophet Who Looks Backward

The late author influenced a whole generation of Latin American leftists. 

Apr 14, 2015 / Greg Grandin

The Debt Owed to Eduardo Galeano

The Debt Owed to Eduardo Galeano The Debt Owed to Eduardo Galeano

Eduardo Galeano taught us not to be embarrassed for refusing to acclimate to the horrors of the present.

Apr 13, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Can Labor Bring Wall Street Back to Main Street?

Can Labor Bring Wall Street Back to Main Street? Can Labor Bring Wall Street Back to Main Street?

Wells Fargo workers are protesting the bank’s predatory practices.

Apr 13, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Hillary Clinton’s Soft Populism Is Not Enough

Hillary Clinton’s Soft Populism Is Not Enough Hillary Clinton’s Soft Populism Is Not Enough

Clinton launched her campaign bemoaning inequality and vowing to fight for everyday Americans. Will she follow through?

Apr 12, 2015 / John Nichols

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