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A Kentucky Objection to McConnell’s Pandering to Millionaires and Billionaires

A Kentucky Objection to McConnell’s Pandering to Millionaires and Billionaires A Kentucky Objection to McConnell’s Pandering to Millionaires and Billionaires

A secret tape of a senator at a Koch brothers event becomes an issue in a key Senate race.

Aug 28, 2014 / John Nichols

Stephen Cohen: Kiev Intensifies Mortar Attacks in Eastern Ukraine Stephen Cohen: Kiev Intensifies Mortar Attacks in Eastern Ukraine

Stephen Cohen has the latest analysis of the situation in Ukraine.

Aug 28, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen

Puzzling Women Puzzling Women

Where are the female constructors?

Aug 28, 2014 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Why the ‘Unhiring’ of Steven Salaita Is a Threat to Academic Freedom

Why the ‘Unhiring’ of Steven Salaita Is a Threat to Academic Freedom Why the ‘Unhiring’ of Steven Salaita Is a Threat to Academic Freedom

Under the spurious claim of protecting “civility,” the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has caved in to the McCarthyite bullying of the Israel lobby.

Aug 27, 2014 / David Palumbo-Liu

How Trayvon Martin’s Death Launched a New Generation of Black Activism

How Trayvon Martin’s Death Launched a New Generation of Black Activism How Trayvon Martin’s Death Launched a New Generation of Black Activism

A host of new groups are reviving the grassroots fight for racial equality.

Aug 27, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith

It’s Time for a 21st-Century Anti-Lynching Movement

It’s Time for a 21st-Century Anti-Lynching Movement It’s Time for a 21st-Century Anti-Lynching Movement

Black women have made connections between their struggles and those of black men since the 1800s.

Aug 27, 2014 / Paula J. Giddings

As People of Color, We’re Not All in the Same Boat

As People of Color, We’re Not All in the Same Boat As People of Color, We’re Not All in the Same Boat

We all have different places in the racial hierarchy. But we can still work together for justice.

Aug 27, 2014 / Rinku Sen

Obama’s Racial Justice Initiative—for Boys Only

Obama’s Racial Justice Initiative—for Boys Only Obama’s Racial Justice Initiative—for Boys Only

Black girls face daunting odds, too. Why does My Brother’s Keeper neglect their struggles?

Aug 27, 2014 / Feature / Dani McClain

Patriotic Heresy vs. the New Cold War

Patriotic Heresy vs. the New Cold War Patriotic Heresy vs. the New Cold War

Fallacies of US policy may be leading to war with Russia.

Aug 27, 2014 / Feature / Stephen F. Cohen

Can Monasteries Be a Model for Reclaiming Tech Culture for Good?

Can Monasteries Be a Model for Reclaiming Tech Culture for Good? Can Monasteries Be a Model for Reclaiming Tech Culture for Good?

Hackers are transforming an ancient city into a prototype for the future.

Aug 27, 2014 / Feature / Nathan Schneider

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