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China Bars Sex Worker Rights Activist From Traveling to International AIDS Conference

China Bars Sex Worker Rights Activist From Traveling to International AIDS Conference China Bars Sex Worker Rights Activist From Traveling to International AIDS Conference

Hooligan Sparrow, a lone voice for China’s sex workers, is being gagged on the eve of her appearance at the International AIDS Conference in Australia.

Jul 21, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Right-Wing Media: Forget Putin, Blame Obama

Right-Wing Media: Forget Putin, Blame Obama Right-Wing Media: Forget Putin, Blame Obama

After the Malaysian plane crash, they want to know, Why can’t Obama be more like Reagan? Or Samantha Power?

Jul 21, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Blinded Me with Balance: How the US Media Get Science Coverage Wrong (& How They Can Get It Right)

Blinded Me with Balance: How the US Media Get Science Coverage Wrong (& How They Can Get It Right) Blinded Me with Balance: How the US Media Get Science Coverage Wrong (& How They Can Get It Right)

Eric on this week's concerts and Reed on the media’s coverage of climate change. 

Jul 21, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

How Should Obama Deal With a World Engulfed in War?

How Should Obama Deal With a World Engulfed in War? How Should Obama Deal With a World Engulfed in War?

It isn't just a coincidence that the entire world seems to be at war at once. President Obama needs an army—of diplomats. 

Jul 21, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

Eric Garner’s Death and the Exasperation With Police Violence

Eric Garner’s Death and the Exasperation With Police Violence Eric Garner’s Death and the Exasperation With Police Violence

We have ceded so much power to the police, and they brazenly flaunt it without fear of repercussion.

Jul 21, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Elizabeth Warren Offers Democrats More Than a 2016 Candidacy—She Offers a 2014 Agenda

Elizabeth Warren Offers Democrats More Than a 2016 Candidacy—She Offers a 2014 Agenda Elizabeth Warren Offers Democrats More Than a 2016 Candidacy—She Offers a 2014 Agenda

Warren’s Netroots Nation speech was populist, progressive and specific. The base cheered. Party leaders should listen.

Jul 19, 2014 / John Nichols

Meet the Billionaire Funders of the Anti-Diplomacy Lobby

Meet the Billionaire Funders of the Anti-Diplomacy Lobby Meet the Billionaire Funders of the Anti-Diplomacy Lobby

Billionaires Bernard Marcus, Paul Singer and Sheldon Adelson are making big investments in opposing diplomacy with Iran.

Jul 18, 2014 / Eli Clifton

How ‘Corporate Responsibility’ Campaigns Can Actually End Up Hurting Workers

How ‘Corporate Responsibility’ Campaigns Can Actually End Up Hurting Workers How ‘Corporate Responsibility’ Campaigns Can Actually End Up Hurting Workers

Samsung’s moral corrective had been issued on paper, but it did not translate so well for the Chinese workers.

Jul 18, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Report: ‘The Nation’ Leads a Trip to Cuba

Report: ‘The Nation’ Leads a Trip to Cuba Report: ‘The Nation’ Leads a Trip to Cuba

Anna Theofilopoulou details what she discovered about Cuba’s developments in healthcare, the economy and social practices. The separation between Cuba and the United States i...

Jul 18, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Vladimir Putin Should Take Responsibility for the MH17 Shootdown

Vladimir Putin Should Take Responsibility for the MH17 Shootdown Vladimir Putin Should Take Responsibility for the MH17 Shootdown

It’s pretty obvious that the pro-Russian rebels did it, though it’s not certain yet. Yet Putin refuses to look in the mirror.

Jul 18, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

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