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Reconnecting With the Very American Ideal That Labor Rights Are Human Rights Reconnecting With the Very American Ideal That Labor Rights Are Human Rights

Keith Ellison and John Lewis are right: the US should recognize union organizing as a civil right.

Sep 1, 2014 / John Nichols

Happy Labor Day, Mom

Happy Labor Day, Mom Happy Labor Day, Mom

Education reformers have left out the human dimensions of a harsh labor market where women, like my mother, were regularly punished for not being men.

Aug 30, 2014 / William Greider

Minnesota Home Care Workers Unionize

Minnesota Home Care Workers Unionize Minnesota Home Care Workers Unionize

Home healthcare workers in Minnesota just established a union, opening the door for negotiating higher wages. 

Aug 29, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Yes, I ‘Question the NFL’s Commitment’ to Being a Force Against Domestic Violence

Yes, I ‘Question the NFL’s Commitment’ to Being a Force Against Domestic Violence Yes, I ‘Question the NFL’s Commitment’ to Being a Force Against Domestic Violence

The NFL’s stance against domestic violence is just a PR stunt.

Aug 29, 2014 / Dave Zirin

Charles Koch Personally Founded a Group Protecting Oil Industry Handouts

Charles Koch Personally Founded a Group Protecting Oil Industry Handouts Charles Koch Personally Founded a Group Protecting Oil Industry Handouts

Documents reveal Charles Koch founded the group that’s protecting oil industry handouts.

Aug 29, 2014 / Lee Fang

Immigrant Rights Advocates Stage Civil Disobedience at the White House

Immigrant Rights Advocates Stage Civil Disobedience at the White House Immigrant Rights Advocates Stage Civil Disobedience at the White House

Immigrants and allies rallied in more than a dozen US cities on Thursday to ask President Obama to use his executive authority to stop deportations of undocumented workers and thei...

Aug 28, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Black Millennials Are Emerging as the ‘Movement Generation’

Black Millennials Are Emerging as the ‘Movement Generation’ Black Millennials Are Emerging as the ‘Movement Generation’

If you’re asking the question “Where is the movement?” you simply haven’t been paying attention.

Aug 28, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith

The ‘Washington Post’ Op-Ed Page Wants More War (Again)

The ‘Washington Post’ Op-Ed Page Wants More War (Again) The ‘Washington Post’ Op-Ed Page Wants More War (Again)

Eric on this week's concerts and Reed on The Washington Post's call for war. 

Aug 28, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

A Kentucky Objection to McConnell’s Pandering to Millionaires and Billionaires

A Kentucky Objection to McConnell’s Pandering to Millionaires and Billionaires A Kentucky Objection to McConnell’s Pandering to Millionaires and Billionaires

A secret tape of a senator at a Koch brothers event becomes an issue in a key Senate race.

Aug 28, 2014 / John Nichols

Why 2014 Is the Year to Demand Medicaid-Funded Abortions

Why 2014 Is the Year to Demand Medicaid-Funded Abortions Why 2014 Is the Year to Demand Medicaid-Funded Abortions

Advocates behind a national bus tour want to enlist young people in the fight to repeal the Hyde Amendment.

Aug 27, 2014 / Dani McClain

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