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Rep. Steve King: ‘Why Won’t Obama Call Tim Tebow?’

Rep. Steve King: ‘Why Won’t Obama Call Tim Tebow?’ Rep. Steve King: ‘Why Won’t Obama Call Tim Tebow?’

If you want to understand why Tim Tebow can’t find a team, look no further than the antics of one Iowa representative.

May 14, 2013 / Dave Zirin

Is Your World Flat? Call Detective Friedman!

Is Your World Flat? Call Detective Friedman! Is Your World Flat? Call Detective Friedman!

Make sure to keep a stash of buzzwords under your bunk. (But don't tell anyone I told you!)

May 14, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

Decline of the Empire

Decline of the Empire Decline of the Empire

An excerpt from the new eBook, Gore Vidal's State of the Union: Nation Essays 1958-2005.

May 13, 2013 / Gore Vidal

A New Progressive Voice From New Mexico Joins the Senate

A New Progressive Voice From New Mexico Joins the Senate A New Progressive Voice From New Mexico Joins the Senate

One of the youngest and poorest senators, Martin Heinrich rose to the top as a supporter of labor and environmental issues.

May 13, 2013 / Sasha Abramsky

While Congress Debates Immigration, Deportations Rage On

While Congress Debates Immigration, Deportations Rage On While Congress Debates Immigration, Deportations Rage On

Advocates are pleading Obama to suspend the deportations of those who would gain status under a new immigration bill.

May 13, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Take Back Pride, Honor Bradley Manning

Take Back Pride, Honor Bradley Manning Take Back Pride, Honor Bradley Manning

Bradley Manning’s bravery to stand in solidarity with occupied people everywhere by speaking truth to power makes him a hero who stands in the best tradition of LGBTQ history...

May 13, 2013 / StudentNation / Keegan O’Brien and StudentNation

Congressmen Seek Constitutional Guarantee of the Right to Vote

Congressmen Seek Constitutional Guarantee of the Right to Vote Congressmen Seek Constitutional Guarantee of the Right to Vote

The amendment declares, “Every citizen of the United States, who is of legal voting age, shall have the fundamental right to vote.”

May 13, 2013 / John Nichols

In the Cleveland Kidnapping Case, Bystander Intervention Worked. What Happens When It Doesn’t?

In the Cleveland Kidnapping Case, Bystander Intervention Worked. What Happens When It Doesn’t? In the Cleveland Kidnapping Case, Bystander Intervention Worked. What Happens When It Doesn’t?

Reliance on the criminal justice system as the primary solution to intimate partner violence is a long-standing point of debate in the movement to end it.

May 13, 2013 / Eesha Pandit

Who Will Drop the Next Nuclear Bomb?

Who Will Drop the Next Nuclear Bomb? Who Will Drop the Next Nuclear Bomb?

We ignore the ever-growing global arsenal of nuclear weapons at our peril.

May 13, 2013 / Nick Turse

The Tragically Brief Life and Cruel Death of Malcolm Shabazz The Tragically Brief Life and Cruel Death of Malcolm Shabazz

The mainstream media is using a deeply racist caricature to describe the passing of Malcolm X’s grandson.

May 11, 2013 / Dave Zirin

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