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Why Should Rioting Young People Listen to the Elites and Mind a Social Order that Disempowers Them?

Michelle Chen, In These Times. August 10, 2011.

There's no simple explanation for the uprising in London and several other UK cities this week. But the riots mirror the state of working-class Britain.

Wal-Mart's Women Workers Still Face Unfair Treatment, Low Wages, Struggle For Better Conditions

Candice Bernd, In These Times. July 15, 2011.

Despite a loss at the Supreme Court, Wal-Mart workers continue to fight for better treatment and equality for women in the workplace.

Meet MSNBC's Next New Host, Christopher Hayes

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. June 15, 2011.

On television, Hayes is so likable and so quick at distilling the politics of the day, that it's easy to miss just how radical he is.

Congress's Attempt at Financial Reform Is Very Weak Broth

Zach Carter, Media Consortium. December 16, 2009.

The latest efforts to reform Wall Street don't away with too-big-to-fail banks, and that's a big problem -- here's what progressives are saying about it.

The Threat of a "Clean" Iraq Supplemental Bill

David Sirota, March 28, 2007.

David Sirota: The prospects of a bill setting the antiwar movement back is still a very real possibility.