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Tipping Is Not a Reward—It’s an Insult

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It’s time to end our national reliance on tipped workers. The unhealthy dynamic created by tipping emerges from decades of legalized subminimum wages and keeps workers subservient to the whims of employers and customers.

Is the Right Wing ‘Whitewashing’ the History Curriculum Taught in Public Schools?

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A fight over new history curriculum standards in Virginia is part of a nationwide campaign to undermine public schools and prevent educators from teaching the truth about America’s inequality.

Embrace the Mess—in the Name of Gender Justice

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It’s time to take back our time and spend it on meaningful activities instead of succumbing to the futility and moral pressure of endlessly cleaning our homes.

Fareed Zakaria hands neoliberal economist Larry Summers a lifeline for economic ineptitude.

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Larry Summers continued to push his neoliberal rants as Democrats inflated the economy. He is now having to back away from his doom-and-gloom prediction.Larry Summers continued to push his neoliberal rants as Democrats inflated the economy. He is now having to back away from his doom-and-gloom prediction.

Behold, the New GOP Culture Wars

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The Republican Party’s latest wave of attacks against anyone who threatens the white supremacist patriarchy is couched in false concern for health and well-being.

Americans Want Government-Run Health Care—What’s Standing in the Way?

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It’s true that the number of uninsured Americans has dropped to an all-time low. But that fact obscures the failures of our patchwork, profit-driven health care system.