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The CEO Helping to Burn the Amazon for Profit

One rich American, CEO Stephen Schwarzman, is responsible for much of the ongoing destruction of the Amazon — and he happens to be a top donor to President Trump and Mitch McConnell

Movie | Official Secrets

Keira Knightley plays a British intelligence officer turned whistle-blower who tried to stop the 2003 invasion of Iraq

5 Reasons for Workers to Celebrate This Labor Day

Rebecca Burns In These Times
The U.S. labor movement is under siege by powerful anti-union forces, including the Trump administration. But with approval of unions at a 15-year high, and a wave of labor militancy on the rise, working people have plenty to celebrate.

Why People Hate Religion

Timothy Egan The New York Times
The charlatans and phonies preen and punish, while those of real faith do Christ’s work among refugees

Inside the White Supremacist Movement

Joe Sexton ProPublica
Michael German, a former federal agent, spent years infiltrating white supremacist groups. Here’s what he has to say about what’s going on now.

Shirt

Robert Pinsky The New Yorker
Labor Day Special: Former Poet Laureate of the United States Robert Pinsky reads his poem “Shirt,” among the great works of poetry about labor.