Chaos and Bloodshed in the Streets of Cairo Chaos and Bloodshed in the Streets of Cairo
The violent clampdown by security forces has all but ended the possibility of a rapprochement with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Aug 15, 2013 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Burma’s Political Prisoner Problem Burma’s Political Prisoner Problem
Despite public assurances to address arbitrary detention, the government is still placing activists under arrest.
Aug 14, 2013 / Jake Scobey-Thal
What’s Bad for Democracy Is Good for Chris Christie What’s Bad for Democracy Is Good for Chris Christie
The New Jersey governor manipulated election schedule so thoroughly that a high-stakes primary drew only 9 percent turnout.
Aug 14, 2013 / John Nichols
The Misremembering of ‘I Have a Dream’ The Misremembering of ‘I Have a Dream’
Fifty years after the March on Washington, Dr. King’s most famous speech, like his own political legacy, is widely misunderstood.
Aug 14, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Gary Younge
How the Streets Honor Martin Luther King Jr. How the Streets Honor Martin Luther King Jr.
On city walls across the country, muralists and street artists depict him as a statesman, visionary, hero and martyr.
Aug 14, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Camilo José Vergara
Workers ROC the Restaurant Industry Workers ROC the Restaurant Industry
How low-wage food service workers are serving up justice.
Aug 14, 2013 / Feature / Laura Flanders
De Blasio for NYC Mayor De Blasio for NYC Mayor
His candidacy is an opportunity for New Yorkers to reimagine their city in boldly progressive ways.
Aug 14, 2013 / The Editors
Three Questions That Will Decide the Fate of Voting Rights in North Carolina Three Questions That Will Decide the Fate of Voting Rights in North Carolina
The key factors that will decide the future of voting rights in North Carolina and across the country.
Aug 14, 2013 / Ari Berman
Noted Noted
Francis Reynolds on a landmark blow to stop-and-frisk, John Thomason on long-overdue justice in North Carolina, and Rebecca Nathanson on NYU’s corporate style of higher education
Aug 14, 2013 / Various Contributors
The Winter Olympics in Putin’s Russia The Winter Olympics in Putin’s Russia
Gay rights activists hold a banner reading "Homophobia - the religion of bullies" during their action in protest of homophobia, on Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, July 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman) “Putin signs anti-gay legislation into law.” —news reports It’s possible a skier’d have to pray, As he zoomed down the steepest slope one day, That he did not, by accident, display A manner that those eager to obey The laws that under Putin now hold sway Might video as evidence, then say This shows with certainty that he is gay, Illegally, and must be sent away To some gay gulag, where he will decay In dungeons like the cages of Bombay. And meanwhile Putin leads the cheers: “Let’s hear it! Let’s celebrate that grand Olympic spirit!”
Aug 14, 2013 / Column / Calvin Trillin