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CHART: How Many Sweatshops Does It Take to Make This T-Shirt?

Your clothing's long, strange trip from Chinese cotton field to big box to dresser drawer.

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| Wed Mar. 21, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

CHARTS: Just How Big Is Walmart?

Its net sales equal some nations' GDPs. Its grocery revenue makes Whole Foods' look downright puny. In other words: really, really big.

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| Wed Mar. 21, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
A Walmart store in Beijing, China.

The Truth About Mike Daisey—and Walmart

The problems plaguing Chinese manufacturers are not limited to Apple. Far from it.

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| Wed Mar. 21, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
right to work for less signs

Right-to-Work Laws, Explained

Anti-union laws are spreading to new states. But do voters know what right-to-work really means?

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| Fri Mar. 16, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

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Scott Walker and Kathleen Falk

Can This Labor-Backed Liberal Beat Scott Walker?

Why Kathleen Falk, a hard-nosed attorney and progressive populist, thinks she can oust the tea party's favorite governor.

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| Thu Mar. 15, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
Wisconsin governor Scott Walker

VIDEO: Scott Walker Pledged to Negotiate with Unions—Then "Dropped the Bomb" on Them

Democrats blast Walker for "lying" about bargaining with unions over their pension benefits.

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| Mon Mar. 5, 2012 2:55 PM PST
Warehouse workers picketing outside Schneider facilities

Workers: Walmart Contractor Paid $3 to $4 an Hour

Lawsuit alleges fraudulent pay practices at three warehouses run exclusively for America's biggest retailer.

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| Mon Mar. 5, 2012 4:00 AM PST
Farmer Keith Smith

"It's Just Not Right": The Failures of Alabama's Self-Deportation Experiment

What happens when outside agitators work with state politicians to pass the nation's most draconian anti-immigrant law yet? The Cotton State learned the hard way.

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| Thu Mar. 1, 2012 4:00 AM PST
Kris Kobach

Kris Kobach, Nativist Son

The legal mastermind behind the wave of anti-immigration laws sweeping the country.

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| Thu Mar. 1, 2012 4:00 AM PST
Scott Walker

Scott Walker's New Defense: Recalling Me Hurts Children and Old People

Wisconsin Democrats, meanwhile, compare Walker to Richard Nixon and the Watergate scandal.

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| Mon Feb. 27, 2012 10:22 AM PST
Illustration by Mark Matcho

I Was a Warehouse Wage Slave

Read the story that was nominated for a 2013 National Magazine Award.

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| Mon Feb. 27, 2012 4:00 AM PST

At Country Club, a Rally to "Save the 1 Percent"

Occupying the fairway in defense of golfing and other human rights.

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| Mon Feb. 27, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Michigan's Hostile Takeover

A new "emergency" law backed by right-wing think tanks is turning Michigan cities over to powerful managers who can sell off city hall, break union contracts, privatize services—and even fire elected officials.

—By Paul Abowd, Center for Public Integrity

 | Wed Feb. 15, 2012 4:00 AM PST
Foxconn workers

Are Apple's New China Auditors Toothless Tigers?

Dispatching "independent" inspectors in Chinese factories dodges Apple's fundamental problem.

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| Tue Feb. 14, 2012 11:26 AM PST

What Do the Coen Brothers, Jan Brewer, and Huggies Have in Common?

Hint: Arizona, the new ground zero in the war on public-worker unions.

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| Tue Feb. 7, 2012 10:47 AM PST
a jobs rally

How Will Mitt Romney Spin These Jobs Numbers?

With each jobs report like this, Obama's re-election chances get rosier and rosier.

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| Fri Feb. 3, 2012 8:30 AM PST
Tea party supporters of Gov. Scott Walker rally in Madison on April. 16, 2011.

The Tea Party Plan to Save Scott Walker

Tea partiers are gung-ho to help the Wisconsin governor fend off a recall vote—and their fate may well be tied to his.

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| Tue Jan. 31, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Inside Apple's Hidden Factories. Finally.

At long last, the media has shed some light on Apple's supply chain. And it ain't pretty.

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| Fri Jan. 27, 2012 4:00 AM PST
Warren Langley at Occupy SF

How an Ex-Wall-Street Power Player Embraced the Occupy Movement

Warren Langley ran the Pacific Exchange through 1999. On Friday, he'll be marching on the banks.

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| Thu Jan. 19, 2012 3:12 PM PST
A Scott Walker recall volunteer.

More Than 1 Million Signatures Collected for Scott Walker Recall

Democrats and grassroots organizers blow past their goals, teeing up recall elections of Walker and his lieutenant this spring.

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| Tue Jan. 17, 2012 12:47 PM PST