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TOP STORIES THIS WEEK

Test scores tell one story, and residents tell another. A three-month investigation by In These Times reveals the cracks in the education reform narrative.
BY COLLEEN KIMMETT
A response to my critics and the case for a guerrilla war within the Eurozone.
BY SLAVOJ ZIZEK
American voters are mad as hell, and the rise of Sanders shows that they’re not going to take it anymore.
How long-time residents feel about the new Louisiana purchase.
BY FATIMA SHAIK
He also endorsed, perhaps not surprisingly, himself for the general election.
BY MICAH UETRICHT
In a post-Ferguson America, David Simon’s Show Me a Hero feels sadly dated.
BY MAYA DUKMASOVA
The fall of West Virginia’s coal mono-industry leaves the area without its peaks and forests.
BY LAURA GOTTESDIENER

WORKING IN THESE TIMES

IKEA Says It’s “Socially Responsible.” So Why Are Workers Accusing It of Union-Busting?

A potential strike deadline is looming at one of IKEA’s largest U.S. warehouses.
BY BRUCE VAIL

RURAL AMERICA

When it comes to healthy eating, instant abundance has some unintended cultural consequences.
BY JOHN COLLINS