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How to Make a Million Dollars an Hour

Three Questions Left Unanswered by Obama’s Counterterrorism Speech

Colbert Slams PBS for Appeasing Koch Brothers

Obama Heckled During Speech, Warren Lands a Book Deal, and More

A Call to Action

Marching in Chicago: Resisting Rahm Emanuel’s Neoliberal Savagery
By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout

Three Questions Left Unanswered by Obama’s Counterterrorism Speech
By Bill Blum

New York City’s Summers May Heat Up
By Tim Radford, Climate News Network

After Oklahoma Disaster, Give Thanks to Government
By David Sirota

‘Children Are Dying’

Gay Boys Free to Join Still-Bigoted Scouts

Obama Heckled During Speech, Warren Lands a Book Deal, and More

Paul McCartney: Free Pussy Riot

Not-So-Happy Swedes Riot in Stockholm

Bizarre, Apparently Jihadist Slaying in London (Video)

Colbert Slams PBS for Appeasing Koch Brothers

Scahill on Obama’s Admitted Killings of Americans

Eric Holder Should Resign Over Spying, Editor of The Progressive Says

Watch: Sen. Warren Grills Jack Lew on Too Big to Fail Banks

How to Make a Million Dollars an Hour
By Nomi Prins

A Call to Action
By James Cromwell

‘SNL’: Stefon’s Farewell Features Anderson Cooper

Act of Congress
By Jesse Eisinger

The Questions Education Reformers Aren’t Asking

Dig led by Mike Rose

Gore Vidal: His Life and Legacy

Dig led by Truthdig Staff

Shade It Black: Death and After in Iraq

By Jessica Goodell, John Hearn

Tag: Intern Nation

Photo by Les Chatfield (CC-BY)

Perpetuating Modern Day Slavery

Soliciting a modern day slave to write about modern day slaves? Great concept for an improv comedy sketch. Although it might seem sad, and funny, it’s exactly what an advertiser on a media job board has done.

Posted on Aug 1, 2012 READ MORE

Verso Books

A Review of the New Intern Economy

Roger Hodge, former editor of Harper’s Magazine, takes a steady look at Ross Perlin’s new book, “Intern Nation,” the first in-depth exposé of the exploitative intern culture that has taken root in American corporations and small businesses in recent decades. (more)

Posted on May 30, 2011 READ MORE | 6 COMMENTS

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U.K. Businesses Lean on Unpaid Interns

Roughly one-fifth of British companies now enjoy the cost-free benefits of unpaid intern labor, with few claiming knowledge of the practice’s potential illegality, a new study says. (more)