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Our Dangerous Devotion to Eyewitness Testimony

Our Dangerous Devotion to Eyewitness Testimony Our Dangerous Devotion to Eyewitness Testimony

From Sacco and Vanzetti to Troy Davis, witnesses to crime scenes get it wrong too often. So why did the Supreme Court just make it harder to challenge such evidence in court?

Jan 18, 2012 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

From Harvard to Wall Street: Recruiting at the Ivies

From Harvard to Wall Street: Recruiting at the Ivies From Harvard to Wall Street: Recruiting at the Ivies

Ivy League universities have institutionalized the culture that makes finance jobs so ubiquitous among graduates.

Jan 18, 2012 / StudentNation / Sandra Y.L. Korn

The Tea Party Helps Hold the Line on Internet Freedom

The Tea Party Helps Hold the Line on Internet Freedom The Tea Party Helps Hold the Line on Internet Freedom

Far-right members of Congress are helping to lead the charge against government intrusion on the net. 

Jan 18, 2012 / George Zornick

A Super Bowl of Struggle? The NFLPA’s Demaurice Smith on Opposing Indiana’s ‘Right to Work’ Agenda A Super Bowl of Struggle? The NFLPA’s Demaurice Smith on Opposing Indiana’s ‘Right to Work’ Agenda

The Super Bowl is coming to Indianapolis in less than three weeks. Also coming is the NFL Players Association and its staunch opposition to the state's “Right to Work” ...

Jan 18, 2012 / Dave Zirin

Here’s How to Force Congress to Block SOPA and Save the Internet Here’s How to Force Congress to Block SOPA and Save the Internet

Members of Congress need to feel the heat on the Stop Internet Piracy Act. Here’s how a bold progressive challenger and digital activists forced Paul Ryan to come out agains...

Jan 18, 2012 / John Nichols

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Fighting Back Against ‘Citizens United’ Katrina vanden Heuvel: Fighting Back Against ‘Citizens United’

What can you do to help overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision?

Jan 18, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Fighting Back Against ‘Citizens United’

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Fighting Back Against ‘Citizens United’ Katrina vanden Heuvel: Fighting Back Against ‘Citizens United’

What can you do to help overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision?

Jan 18, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

A Debate Between Mitt Romney and Martin Luther King Jr. A Debate Between Mitt Romney and Martin Luther King Jr.

And guess which one lies.

Jan 18, 2012 / Katie Halper

Scott Walker Admits His Defeat Would Stall the GOP’s Anti-Labor Push Scott Walker Admits His Defeat Would Stall the GOP’s Anti-Labor Push

Walker has told allies there’s “no doubt” that Republican governors would back off attacks on unions if he loses.

Jan 18, 2012 / John Nichols

Gingrich Rides Racially Coded Rhetoric to Surge in South Carolina

Gingrich Rides Racially Coded Rhetoric to Surge in South Carolina Gingrich Rides Racially Coded Rhetoric to Surge in South Carolina

Newt is making a pitch aimed at the cultural and racial animosities of conservative whites—and it may be working. 

Jan 18, 2012 / Ben Adler

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