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Middlebury: Who Pays for Free Speech?

Middlebury: Who Pays for Free Speech? Middlebury: Who Pays for Free Speech?

By offering Charles Murray not just a platform but also departmental sanction and a presidential introduction, Middlebury let down those students denigrated by his work.

Mar 14, 2017 / D.D. Guttenplan

Trump speech

Donald Trump, Movie Buff and Apparent Time Traveler, Can’t Get Over WWII Donald Trump, Movie Buff and Apparent Time Traveler, Can’t Get Over WWII

The president’s military strategy seems to be entirely rooted in old war movies.

Mar 14, 2017 / Michael T. Klare

The Enduring Struggle

The Enduring Struggle The Enduring Struggle

Frederick Douglass’s radical vision of democratic politics.

Mar 14, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Matthew Karp

MUHAMMAD ALI JR AIRPORT DETAINED

Why Does Muhammad Ali Jr. Keep Getting Detained at Airports? Why Does Muhammad Ali Jr. Keep Getting Detained at Airports?

Ali’s legal battle, FIFA-branded teams in illegal Israeli settlements, and the first openly gay Division I scholarship athlete.

Mar 14, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Trump and childcare

Trump’s Childcare Plan Will Only Help the Rich Trump’s Childcare Plan Will Only Help the Rich

What kind of childcare plan gives the majority of its funding to families making over $100,000 a year?

Mar 14, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

All of Candidate Trump’s Promises Are Coming True All of Candidate Trump’s Promises Are Coming True

He’ll “pivot” any day now... right?

Mar 14, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

ICE raid protests in New York

Can New York’s Mayor Do More to Protect Immigrants From ICE? Can New York’s Mayor Do More to Protect Immigrants From ICE?

Mayor Bill de Blasio has vowed to protect immigrants from Trump’s deportation machine, but some of his own policies might get in the way.

Mar 14, 2017 / Jarrett Murphy

Algeria’s New Imprint

Algeria’s New Imprint Algeria’s New Imprint

How Éditions Barzakh publishes books for Algerians who think and dream for themselves.

Mar 14, 2017 / Feature / Alice Kaplan

Steve King

This House Republican Just Endorsed a White Nationalist This House Republican Just Endorsed a White Nationalist

In lending his support to Geert Wilders, Congressman Steve King has crossed a dangerous line.

Mar 13, 2017 / John Nichols

not my president

Blue-State Secession Is Dumb and Cruel Blue-State Secession Is Dumb and Cruel

All States Matter. 

Mar 13, 2017 / Paul Blest

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