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Jamie Dimon Escapes Shareholder Censure—For Now

Jamie Dimon Escapes Shareholder Censure—For Now Jamie Dimon Escapes Shareholder Censure—For Now

Using familiar Wall Street tactics, JPMorgan Chase rigged the rules in his favor. But the movement for corporate accountability lives on.

May 22, 2013 / Alexis Goldstein

The Feminist Case Against a Woman President: A Response to Jessica Valenti

The Feminist Case Against a Woman President: A Response to Jessica Valenti The Feminist Case Against a Woman President: A Response to Jessica Valenti

Feminism is not any single person or outcome, it’s a practice, and a far more active one than Valenti gives credit for.

May 22, 2013 / Amy Schiller

Susan B. Anthony List: The NRA of the Anti-Choice Movement?

Susan B. Anthony List: The NRA of the Anti-Choice Movement? Susan B. Anthony List: The NRA of the Anti-Choice Movement?

Susan B. Anthony fought her whole life for women’s rights. Now a group using her name wants to win elections to roll them back.

May 22, 2013 / Ilyse Hogue

Massachusetts Senate Race Turns to Gun Control

Massachusetts Senate Race Turns to Gun Control Massachusetts Senate Race Turns to Gun Control

The GOP candidate in Massachusetts hasn’t been able to defend his anti-gun control position. 

May 22, 2013 / George Zornick

Liliana Segura: Memphis Prisoner Wins Freedom After Pleading Guilty to Crime He Didn’t Commit Liliana Segura: Memphis Prisoner Wins Freedom After Pleading Guilty to Crime He Didn’t Commit

After three trials, Memphis prisoner Timothy McKinney won his freedom by pleading guilty to a crime he never did. 

May 22, 2013 / Press Room

Obama’s Assault on the Press

Obama’s Assault on the Press Obama’s Assault on the Press

Prosecution of whistleblowers, dragnet seizure of phone records, the threatened criminalization of basic news-gathering—it’s dangerous for the media, and dangerous for ...

May 22, 2013 / The Editors

The AP’s Privacy, and Ours

The AP’s Privacy, and Ours The AP’s Privacy, and Ours

The uproar over government searches of media phone records should not obscure the deeper problem—the law’s failure to protect the privacy of all of us in the digital ag...

May 22, 2013 / David Cole

Senate Committee Passes ‘Rank Discrimination’ Immigration Bill

Senate Committee Passes ‘Rank Discrimination’ Immigration Bill Senate Committee Passes ‘Rank Discrimination’ Immigration Bill

The Senate Judiciary Committee moves the immigration bill to full debate—without LGBT inclusion.

May 22, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Noted Noted

Hamilton Fish on Cynthia Brown, Katha Pollitt on Vacation From War, Peter Rothberg on Oklahoma tornado relief

May 22, 2013 / Various Contributors

Another Week in the White House Another Week in the White House

The IRS has made a mess That brings the White House many stresses. They need distractions, which they’ve got— Alas, though, those are other messes.

May 22, 2013 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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