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CUNY Workers Overwhelmingly Approve New Contract With 94% Voting Yes
After six years without a contract, City University of New York professors and staff will... more
By Brandon Jordan
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A Radical Plan For An Economy That Makes Black Lives Matter
The movement for Black freedom and liberation in the United States took a huge leap... more
By Douglas Williams
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Bernie Sanders’ Delegates Speak Out About Convention: “They Painted Us As Crazy”
Will the Democratic Party embrace its insurgent wing? more
By Kate Aronoff
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The Occupation in Chicago That’s Building a Community Free from Racist Policing and Prisons
For over two weeks, young, Black activists have camped out to protest police oppression and imagine a more just world. more
By Kali Robinson
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An Inside-Outside Strategy For the Political Revolution
Raucous protests and down-ballot Democrats can beat the Bernie-or-bust blues. more
By Joel Bleifuss
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On Trade, Our Choices Aren’t Only Xenophobic Nationalism Or Neoliberal Globalization
Few issues are receiving a more insipid—and thus more harmful—treatment... more
By Leon Fink
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A Message for CUNY Members: Don’t Take the Money
I recently attended a memorial service for James Haughton, an alumnus of the City University... more
By Sigmund Shen
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James Baldwin’s Many Heirs
In the essay collection The Fire This Time, a new generation of black writers keeps Baldwin's flame alight. more
By Erin Aubry Kaplan
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So Long, Uber: Could Co-op Apps Change the Way We Catch Rides?
This article was first posted at Jacobin. Yet again, an investigative report has found... more
By Vic Vaiana
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Politics
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The Occupation in Chicago That’s Building a Community Free from Racist Policing and Prisons
For over two weeks, young, Black activists have camped out to protest police oppression and imagine a more just world. more
By Kali Robinson
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The Two Faces of Obama’s Immigration Policy
The relief that never happened and the raids that did. more
By Annie Hylton
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Leaked DNC Emails Show How Blatantly Democrats Trade Access For Donations
The WikiLeaks dump reveals an entrenched pay-to-play culture within the Democratic Party. more
By Branko Marcetic
Labor
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Inside the Corporate Utopias Where Capitalism Rules and Labor Laws Don’t Apply
Our reporters gained access to three of the world’s “special economic zones”—and found paradises for corporations and wastelands for workers’ rights. more
By Matt Kennard and Claire Provost
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Making Green Jobs Good Jobs
Unions organize the clean energy sector. more
By Kate Aronoff
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Sex, Violence and Unions
Workers in porn and wrestling face similar obstacles to effective labor organizing—and may need to work together. more
By Jetta Rae
Culture
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Ghostbusters Is a Classic Summer Escape Film—But From Misogyny
Your ticket buys a joyful romp and a 1-hour, 45-minute break from sexism more
By Sady Doyle
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Sim City and the Worst Ways to End Homelessness
The neoliberal mindset doesn't compute with ethical public policy. more
By Rebecca Burns
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These Newly Restored Indie Films from Cinema’s Early Days Show Black Life From a Black Perspective
A five-disc DVD set offers a glimpse into pre-civil rights era black culture. more
By Michael Atkinson
The Movement
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The Occupation in Chicago That’s Building a Community Free from Racist Policing and Prisons
For over two weeks, young, Black activists have camped out to protest police oppression and imagine a more just world. more
By Kali Robinson
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Will Pokémon Go Help Activism Evolve?
Some activist groups are using the new app to organize, while others are more skeptical. more
By Kate Aronoff
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At the People’s Summit, Activists Plot How to Take Bernie Sanders’ Revolution Down Ballot
Participants are looking to carry their momentum on to local races around the country. more
By Simon Davis-Cohen