Abandoned and Imprisoned for Being Gay in Cameroon Abandoned and Imprisoned for Being Gay in Cameroon

Anti-gay laws in Nigeria and Uganda provoke outrage in the US—but Cameroon has quietly been locking up LGBT people for years with little international notice.

Mar 4, 2014 / Andy Kopsa

As Far-Right Groups Infiltrate Kiev’s Institutions, the Student Movement Pushes Back As Far-Right Groups Infiltrate Kiev’s Institutions, the Student Movement Pushes Back

A left-leaning student movement could provide an alternative to the right-wing dominance of Ukraine’s street protests and parliamentary politics.

Mar 4, 2014 / Alec Luhn

The Next Battleground in the War on Whistleblowers The Next Battleground in the War on Whistleblowers

Robert MacLean, a US Air Marshal fired for allegedly leaking sensitive government documents, is just trying to get his job back. For the rest of us, his case has much more profound...

Mar 4, 2014 / Peter Van Buren

Introducing Invisible-Hand-of-the-Free-Market Man! Introducing Invisible-Hand-of-the-Free-Market Man!

IHOTFM Man reminds us of the inherent dignity of work. 

Mar 4, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

Comix Nation Comix Nation

Mar 4, 2014 / Jen Sorensen

Snapshot: Drone Attack Snapshot: Drone Attack

This 2012 painting (acrylic and gouache on canvas), like others by Hughes, can be seen on her website, 
haleyhughespaintings.blogspot.com.

Mar 4, 2014 / Haley Hughes

What Nihilism? A Response to Michelle Goldberg What Nihilism? A Response to Michelle Goldberg

The focus of left politics must be to change the terms of a debate that leaves us with impoverished choices. It's only in the context of a shriveled political imagination that that...

Mar 3, 2014 / Adolph Reed Jr.

After Latest Incident, Israel’s Future in FIFA Is Uncertain After Latest Incident, Israel’s Future in FIFA Is Uncertain

The shooting of two Palestinian teenage soccer players in the feet comes at a perilous time for Israel, as their future in FIFA will be debated this summer.

Mar 3, 2014 / Dave Zirin

Marissa Alexander Now Faces 60 Years in Prison for Firing a Warning Shot in Self Defense Marissa Alexander Now Faces 60 Years in Prison for Firing a Warning Shot in Self Defense

The new sentence is three times as long as the one she received in 2012.

Mar 3, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

Student Internships: the Haves and Have-Nots Student Internships: the Haves and Have-Nots

Changes in how internships are regulated can’t come fast enough for unpaid interns.

Mar 3, 2014 / StudentNation / Jessie Lau and StudentNation