Alberta Government Quietly Funded Researchers Behind ‘Independent’ Report Boosting Keystone XL Alberta Government Quietly Funded Researchers Behind ‘Independent’ Report Boosting Keystone XL
The Canadian government quietly funded a major report boosting the Keystone XL.
Feb 4, 2014 / Lee Fang
Is Glenn Greenwald a Criminal? Is Glenn Greenwald a Criminal?
The Republican in charge of the House Intelligence Committee says journalists should be prosecuted for reports based on Edward Snowden’s leaks.
Feb 4, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Addressing Class at Yale Addressing Class at Yale
A new Tumblr at Yale opens up a conversation about class, but what will it take to turn discussion into action?
Feb 4, 2014 / StudentNation / Diana Rosen and StudentNation
Army Finds Key to Improving Soldiers’ Mental Health, and It’s Exactly What You’d Expect Army Finds Key to Improving Soldiers’ Mental Health, and It’s Exactly What You’d Expect
To prevent mental illness in American soldiers, bring them home.
Feb 4, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Has the NSA Wiretapping Violated Attorney-Client Privilege? Has the NSA Wiretapping Violated Attorney-Client Privilege?
A document leaked by Edward Snowden, along with interviews with lawyers representing terrorism suspects, reveal a disturbing loophole in this once-sacred legal principle.
Feb 4, 2014 / Nicolas Niarchos
Keystone XL and Tar Sands: Voices From the Front Lines Keystone XL and Tar Sands: Voices From the Front Lines
Eriel Deranger of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in Alberta, and Maya Lemon from Nacogdoches, Texas, speak out on struggles of frontline communities fighting tar sands.
Feb 4, 2014 / Wen Stephenson
The Super Bowl of War: Three Decades of Failure in Afghanistan The Super Bowl of War: Three Decades of Failure in Afghanistan
War is just another game the US loves to play.
Feb 4, 2014 / Robert Scheer
Why Is the Port Authority Raising Wages for Only Some Airport Workers? Why Is the Port Authority Raising Wages for Only Some Airport Workers?
Thanks to a muddled response from the bi-state agency, subcontracted workers at LaGuardia and JFK airports will receive raises, but those at Newark will not.
Feb 4, 2014 / Allegra Kirkland
Why Do We Have Unsafe Abortion in the United States? Why Do We Have Unsafe Abortion in the United States?
A searing New Yorker story about a rogue abortion provider shows that unsafe abortion has persisted in post-Roe America—likely because of anti-abortion regulations.
Feb 4, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg
Tom Perkins and the Guilt of the Gilded Tom Perkins and the Guilt of the Gilded
Perkins’s ignorant comments reflect a spreading disquiet among the super-rich that populist attitudes may be getting out of control.
Feb 4, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel