DSK: He Said, She Said DSK: He Said, She Said
The real credibility problems in the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case shouldn’t make us forget how many women lose out in a justice system that suspects them of lying, or out for ...
Aug 25, 2011 / Katha Pollitt
Egyptians Defend Viral Video Activist Charged in Military Court Egyptians Defend Viral Video Activist Charged in Military Court
Asmaa Mahfouz is facing prosecution in a military court for speaking out again. presidential candidates, NGOs and ordinary Egyptians are rallying to her defense—and decrying ...
Aug 18, 2011 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
A New Kind of Southern Strategy A New Kind of Southern Strategy
The threat of Arizona-style laws has strengthened pro-immigrant coalitions in unlikely places.
Aug 10, 2011 / Feature / Susan Eaton
Jeremy Scahill: No Accountability for US Torture Jeremy Scahill: No Accountability for US Torture
Despite Obama's claims that closing Guantanamo would take priority on his agenda as president, infamous Bush-era policies have quietly expanded under his administration.
Aug 5, 2011 / Countdown
How ALEC Turned Prisoners into Corporate America’s Cheap Labor Force How ALEC Turned Prisoners into Corporate America’s Cheap Labor Force
What do breaded chicken patties, office chairs and cruise missiles used in Libya have in common? They are all made by America's 100,000-strong secret workforce: prisoners.
Aug 5, 2011 / Press Room
‘The Interrupters’—Stopping Violence Before It Spreads in Inner-City America ‘The Interrupters’—Stopping Violence Before It Spreads in Inner-City America
An interview with Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz, directors of a new documentary on the shocking prevalence of violent crimes in inner-city America.
Aug 2, 2011 / Ari Berman
Illinois Passes Bill For Undocumented Youth, Makes An Even Dozen State-Level DREAM Acts Illinois Passes Bill For Undocumented Youth, Makes An Even Dozen State-Level DREAM Acts
Yesterday, Gov. Pat Quinn (D) signed the Illinois DREAM Act into law.
Aug 2, 2011 / StudentNation / Micah Uetricht
HALTing the DREAM HALTing the DREAM
Rarely do two bills on the same issue appear in Congress with such diametrically opposed names and policy goals as the DREAM and HALT Acts.
Aug 1, 2011 / StudentNation / Zachary Newkirk
Michelle Alexander: End the Drug War, Face Jim Crow Michelle Alexander: End the Drug War, Face Jim Crow
The NAACP has just passed a historic resolution demanding an end to the War on Drugs.
Jul 31, 2011 / Laura Flanders
The Trouble With Tomatoes: Slave Labor (and That Cardboard Taste) The Trouble With Tomatoes: Slave Labor (and That Cardboard Taste)
South Florida is a terrible place to grow tomatoes—or to work in the tomato fields.
Jul 27, 2011 / Jon Wiener