The massive Puerto Rican migration into Osceola County transformed Florida politics. Will it lift President Obama to another victory in the largest battleground state?
Working in America
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In Michigan, a High-Stakes Game for Labor
A constitutional amendment to protect collective bargaining rights could bolster unions—or, if it’s defeated, weaken them.
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The Belle of the Electoral College Ball
Ohio is being hailed as the state to watch on November 6, and as a result, Lake County has been awash in ads and armies of volunteer convincers for months.
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George McGovern: America’s Critic and Champion
The former presidential candidate challenged the country he loved while firmly embracing its people.
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Holding the Stick
The National Hockey League’s low-ball contract offer could cost a lot of games, and a lot of communities their seasonal income.
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Will the Munger Kids Kill California’s Schools?
California’s version of the Koch brothers teams up to defeat Jerry Brown’s initiative to tax the rich and save public education.
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Better Know a Ballot Measure
The first in a Prospect series on the 174 initiatives and referendums up for a vote this November
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Diane Ravitch Talks School Reform, the Chicago Strike, and the “Testing Vampire”
Part 1 of the Prospect’s interview with the former assistant secretary of education
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They Work Hard for the Money
An economic anomaly: Unionized longshoremen and steelworkers experience wage gains to match soaring productivity.