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Fascist Sympathies: On Dorothea Brande

Fascist Sympathies: On Dorothea Brande Fascist Sympathies: On Dorothea Brande

Wake Up and Live! reveals the connection between the radical individualism of 1930s self-help manuals and fascist politics.

Aug 13, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Joanna Scutts

Fichte’s Way Fichte’s Way

Johann Gottlieb Fichte undertook a pure search for truth. He also distrusted international markets. Does that make him an ancestor to anti-globalization activists?

Aug 13, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Michael Rosen

‘Atlantic Rim’: Chomsky v. Zizek

‘Atlantic Rim’: Chomsky v. Zizek ‘Atlantic Rim’: Chomsky v. Zizek

An online dustup between two pop star penseurs shows them staggering through afterlives.

Aug 13, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Clover

Christie Is Facing Increased Pressure on Gun Bills

Christie Is Facing Increased Pressure on Gun Bills Christie Is Facing Increased Pressure on Gun Bills

National voices in the gun control debate are pressuring New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on gun control.

Aug 13, 2013 / George Zornick

Ending Stop-and-Frisk, Keeping the Racism

Ending Stop-and-Frisk, Keeping the Racism Ending Stop-and-Frisk, Keeping the Racism

The signature policy of the NYPD has been declared unconstitutional, but the racism that provided the justification for it is still alive and well. 

Aug 13, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Did Racial Profiling Put an Unarmed Black Man in Jail in North Carolina?

Did Racial Profiling Put an Unarmed Black Man in Jail in North Carolina? Did Racial Profiling Put an Unarmed Black Man in Jail in North Carolina?

Activists in Durham, North Carolina, have come together in support of Carlos Riley Jr. and against the racial policing they believe has put him behind bars.

Aug 13, 2013 / Prashanth Kamalakanthan

Restore Honor and Pardon Edward Snowden

Restore Honor and Pardon Edward Snowden Restore Honor and Pardon Edward Snowden

When Obama announced a review of surveillance practices, he was compelled by Snowden’s heroic actions.

Aug 13, 2013 / Robert Scheer

General Dempsey Again Warns on Syria War

General Dempsey Again Warns on Syria War General Dempsey Again Warns on Syria War

Blowback into Jordan is a new concern.

Aug 13, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Secret Recording of Stop-and-Frisk Makes it to Federal Court

Secret Recording of Stop-and-Frisk Makes it to Federal Court Secret Recording of Stop-and-Frisk Makes it to Federal Court

A federal judge's ruling calls the NYPD's controversial practice unconstitutional and racially discriminatory.

Aug 13, 2013 / Francis Reynolds

Have You Marched on Washington?

Have You Marched on Washington? Have You Marched on Washington?

To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington, we’re asking our readers to share their thoughts and memories. 

Aug 13, 2013 / The Nation

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