Congress Renews Efforts to Curb NSA Surveillance Congress Renews Efforts to Curb NSA Surveillance
At least a dozen bills are pending in Congress, with top lawmakers calling for reform.
Sep 24, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
Stand Up for Toni Morrison During Banned Books Week Stand Up for Toni Morrison During Banned Books Week
The groundbreaking novel The Bluest Eye is under fire in Morrison’s home state of Ohio.
Sep 24, 2013 / Peter Rothberg
Open Letter by Leaders of Poland’s Solidarity Movement in Defense of Edward Snowden Open Letter by Leaders of Poland’s Solidarity Movement in Defense of Edward Snowden
Protecting the whistleblower who laid bare the uglier sides of the American administration.
Sep 24, 2013
Defunding Gambit Will Hurt Patients in Boehner’s District Defunding Gambit Will Hurt Patients in Boehner’s District
The only part of healthcare reform that could be defunded at this point helps constituents in Republican districts.
Sep 24, 2013 / Lee Fang
Abused for Surviving: What Amanda Lindhout Faces After Captivity Abused for Surviving: What Amanda Lindhout Faces After Captivity
Her kidnapping by Somali extremists was a nightmare. But the misogynistic punishment continues after her release.
Sep 24, 2013 / Lauren Wolfe
Urgent, Unheard Stories Urgent, Unheard Stories
New novels, poetry and short-story collections from up-and-coming and established writers of color.
Sep 24, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Roxane Gay
Obama Gives Wide-Ranging Endorsement of US Interventionism in UN Speech Obama Gives Wide-Ranging Endorsement of US Interventionism in UN Speech
There are plenty of reasons to intervene, including oil, and we’ll do so, says Obama.
Sep 24, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Memento Mori Memento Mori
The death of American exceptionalism—and of me.
Sep 24, 2013 / Lewis Lapham
Obama’s Friends in Low Places Obama’s Friends in Low Places
Despite Jamie Dimon’s record as a leader in the radical deregulation of banking, Obama continues to cozy up to his Wall Street backer.
Sep 24, 2013 / Robert Scheer
The Case for Gun Liability Laws The Case for Gun Liability Laws
When the government is worried that you might abuse that second bottle of NyQuil, it’s not unreasonable to put limits on gun purchases.
Sep 24, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel