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Jun 17, 2014 / Matt Bors

Snapshot: A Different Kind of Warm-Up Snapshot: A Different Kind of Warm-Up

Brazilian military personnel prepared for the 2014 World Cup by participating in a simulated chemical and radiological attack at the Mané Garrincha National Stadium. The preparations also included crowd-control exercises, decontamination procedures and the inauguration of a Police Peacekeeping Unit Program in Rio de Janeiro.

Jun 17, 2014 / Ueslei Marcelino

Will the Death Penalty Return to the US This Week? Will the Death Penalty Return to the US This Week?

If a Georgia execution goes as planned, it will be the first to take place in the United States since Oklahoma officials botched the lethal injection of Clayton Lockett on April 29...

Jun 17, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

How to Forgive Your Torturer How to Forgive Your Torturer

Eric Lomax was captured and tortured by the Japanese during World War II. Forty years later, he tracked down the man responsible.

Jun 17, 2014 / Ariel Dorfman

How to Fix the Iraq Crisis How to Fix the Iraq Crisis

Hint: not by bombing it.

Jun 17, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

How Many Times Do the Neocons Get to Be Wrong Before We Stop Asking Them What to Do in Iraq? How Many Times Do the Neocons Get to Be Wrong Before We Stop Asking Them What to Do in Iraq?

We’ve been talking to the wrong politicians about Iraq and yet the media continues to solicit them.

Jun 17, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Meet the Anti-Party Meet the Anti-Party

Dispatches from the party of "no" (and not much else).

Jun 17, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

The New Season of ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Has a Diverse Cast and a Cynical Heart The New Season of ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Has a Diverse Cast and a Cynical Heart

Yes, it humanizes the women held in Litchfield Penitentiary—but it laughs at the idea that they could change anything about their circumstances.

Jun 16, 2014 / Salamishah Tillet

For Many Brazilians, the World Cup Means Chaos For Many Brazilians, the World Cup Means Chaos

For many of Brazil’s residents, the battles between World Cup teams aren’t nearly as important as the battle to keep their homes, or to protest free from the threat of ...

Jun 16, 2014 / Press Room and Dave Zirin

Kentucky’s Senate Race Is Falling Deeper Into the Coal Mine Shaft Kentucky’s Senate Race Is Falling Deeper Into the Coal Mine Shaft

There are some political races in America that are classic examples of a healthy democracy in action. Kentucky’s US Senate race is not one of them.

Jun 16, 2014 / Joe Sonka