What Happens If Labor Dies?

Features
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Battle of the Romney Plans
Does Mitt’s or George’s approach to raising black student achievement make more sense?
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Angela Merkel's Bad Medicine
The German chancellor’s remedy of austerity is killing Europe, and the failure to contain financial speculation is spreading the epidemic.
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As Common As Dirt
In the fields of California, wage theft is how agribusiness is done.
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If Labor Dies, What's Next?
The only way unions can regain their strength and provide a counterweight to corporate power is if liberals join the fight.
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The Border Effect
The fence along the U.S.–Mexico boundary has helped reduce the flow of illegal immigrants, but the human and environmental toll has been enormous.
Columns
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States of Play
Down-ticket races matter a lot in shaping policy—that's why conservatives are smart enough to invest in them.
Culture
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Ghosts of Ballots Past
On Rick Hasen's riveting look at voting wars since Florida—and the anguished history of how we got there in the first place
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The Hidden Candidate
Mitt Romney wants to be president, but he doesn’t want us to see him.
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The Great Conservative “No!”
William F. Buckley’s heirs are starving on a red-meat diet.
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Laura Is a Punk Rocker
The lead singer of Against Me! changes gender and challenges the male punk scene.
Notebook
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Holy Rollers
The Nuns on the Bus are just one example of progressive dissidents challenging the hierarchy of the Catholic Church.
