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10 Questions All Politicians Should Answer About Gun Control

10 Questions All Politicians Should Answer About Gun Control 10 Questions All Politicians Should Answer About Gun Control

Thanks to an effort by Everytown for Gun Safety, the NRA will now not be the only group asking candidates for their positions on gun control.

Jul 7, 2014 / George Zornick

Before the World Cup Ends, Will the Media Tell the Truth?

Before the World Cup Ends, Will the Media Tell the Truth? Before the World Cup Ends, Will the Media Tell the Truth?

There is a narrative emerging in the US press that Brazil’s protests have been small because everyone is just happy with the World Cup. It’s not true.

Jul 7, 2014 / Dave Zirin

What Happened When One Country Required All Corporate Boards to Be 40% Women

What Happened When One Country Required All Corporate Boards to Be 40% Women What Happened When One Country Required All Corporate Boards to Be 40% Women

A new study finds board quotas don’t improve conditions for the average working woman, but they do the job of giving women more representation among powerful roles.

Jul 7, 2014 / Bryce Covert

Is Obama Throwing Immigrant Children Under the Bus?

Is Obama Throwing Immigrant Children Under the Bus? Is Obama Throwing Immigrant Children Under the Bus?

Now that Obama has given up trying to appease the GOP, why he is considering weakening a law intended to protect immigrant children from trafficking and violence?

Jul 4, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Deadly World Cup Legacy Continues as Overpass Collapses in Brazilian Host City

Deadly World Cup Legacy Continues as Overpass Collapses in Brazilian Host City Deadly World Cup Legacy Continues as Overpass Collapses in Brazilian Host City

As two are dead and nineteen injured as an overpass collapsed in Belo Horizonte. The most awful part of this tragedy is that it did not have to happen.

Jul 3, 2014 / Dave Zirin

The Media Are Suffering From ‘Hillary Fatigue’

The Media Are Suffering From ‘Hillary Fatigue’ The Media Are Suffering From ‘Hillary Fatigue’

But it’s really their journalism that’s tired.

Jul 3, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Americans Insist on Being Delusional About Racism

Americans Insist on Being Delusional About Racism Americans Insist on Being Delusional About Racism

The United States isnt close to being prepared, or even willing, to see its racist past or present.

Jul 3, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith

How to Turn a Grueling, Thankless Job Into a Movement

How to Turn a Grueling, Thankless Job Into a Movement How to Turn a Grueling, Thankless Job Into a Movement

The journey one of the first domestic workers’ groups in New York attests to the power of grassroots labor activism and the hurdles that come with it. 

Jul 3, 2014 / Michelle Chen

From Hobby Lobby to Climate Change: How the Media Enable the Right Wing’s Politicization of Science

From Hobby Lobby to Climate Change: How the Media Enable the Right Wing’s Politicization of Science From Hobby Lobby to Climate Change: How the Media Enable the Right Wing’s Politicization of Science

Eric on this week's shows and Reed on Hobby Lobby. 

Jul 3, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Left-Right Coalition of 80 House Members Wants Congress to Check and Balance Iraq Intervention

Left-Right Coalition of 80 House Members Wants Congress to Check and Balance Iraq Intervention Left-Right Coalition of 80 House Members Wants Congress to Check and Balance Iraq Intervention

Democrats and Republicans warn of the perils of imagining there is a military "fix."

Jul 3, 2014 / John Nichols

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