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"The term “union” is a dirty word in some circles, even in this city, where labor still has considerable clout and has catapulted many workers into the middle class. But no one can deny that these union workers savor something that is all too rare in the retail industry right now: guaranteed minimum hours — for part-time and full-time employees — and predictable schedules."

The Knick joins HBO's Boardwalk Empire as a show that seems juiced by the wider range of plotlines and stories allowed by diversifying the cast.

Coprocessors and a neural network supercomputer may follow.

There is no reason for the Fed should be acting to slow the economy at the slightest hint of more rapid wage growth.

American sports—structured and codified over a century ago as a leisure pastime created by men for male consumption—just got marginally better, and that is cause for celebration.

How Nina Simone turned the movement into music.

The Border: Songs and Stories. Freddy Fender - Across the Borderline. Arlo Guthrie and Emmylou Harris - Deportees. Ice El Hielo - La Santa Cecilia. Illegal Immigrants, Dangerous Border — One Story. Deported: Kelly's Story.