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Why Ending the Ban on Women in Combat Is Good for All Women

Why Ending the Ban on Women in Combat Is Good for All Women Why Ending the Ban on Women in Combat Is Good for All Women

Putting women on the frontlines is about much more than military policy.

Jan 25, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

Workers Tell OSHA They Were Locked Inside Target Stores Overnight

Workers Tell OSHA They Were Locked Inside Target Stores Overnight Workers Tell OSHA They Were Locked Inside Target Stores Overnight

Target doesn’t deny that its contractors lock all the doors on the graveyard shift.

Jan 25, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

There Was No Reason to Surrender on Filibuster Reform

There Was No Reason to Surrender on Filibuster Reform There Was No Reason to Surrender on Filibuster Reform

There’s a lot of unconvincing spin coming from the Senate Democrats who brokered an awful “filibuster reform” deal with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Thu...

Jan 24, 2013 / George Zornick

We Are Undocumented America: Fighting for Immigration Reform in 2013

We Are Undocumented America: Fighting for Immigration Reform in 2013 We Are Undocumented America: Fighting for Immigration Reform in 2013

Against the backdrop of record deportations, undocumented activists outline what it would take to make immigration reform both comprehensive and meaningful.

Jan 24, 2013 / Joshua Davis

Guns vs. Butter Guns vs. Butter

Eric on Jazz at Lincoln Center and Reed on reining in defense spending.

Jan 24, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

The Hunt Was On The Hunt Was On

I figured out what the puzzle is! Now to solve it…

Jan 24, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Remembering Dolores Prida

Remembering Dolores Prida Remembering Dolores Prida

Cuban-born playwright, journalist, and poet Dolores Prida's candid, humored, and often mordant columns about the most pressing social and political issues constituted one of th...

Jan 24, 2013 / Claudio Iván Remeseira

Our Obama Bargain (Part 3 of 3): Obama in Indonesia

Our Obama Bargain (Part 3 of 3): Obama in Indonesia Our Obama Bargain (Part 3 of 3): Obama in Indonesia

How did spending his formative years in the shadow of genocide help form the president’s character?

Jan 24, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

Seven Actions Obama Should Take On Cuba Now Seven Actions Obama Should Take On Cuba Now

In his inaugural speech, the president vowed to engage with other countries so as to "lift suspicion and fear." He should reach out to forge a more sane and sensible rela...

Jan 24, 2013 / Peter Kornbluh

The Islamists in Mali and North Africa

The Islamists in Mali and North Africa The Islamists in Mali and North Africa

It’s a real problem, but it’s Africa’s problem, not Washington’s.

Jan 24, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

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