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Please Don’t Call it ‘Rape Insurance’: Michigan’s Anti-Choice Bill Hurts All Women

Please Don’t Call it ‘Rape Insurance’: Michigan’s Anti-Choice Bill Hurts All Women Please Don’t Call it ‘Rape Insurance’: Michigan’s Anti-Choice Bill Hurts All Women

The term “rape insurance” does a disservice to women—and to the reproductive justice movement.

Dec 12, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

North Carolina Shows Why the Voting Rights Act Is Still Needed

North Carolina Shows Why the Voting Rights Act Is Still Needed North Carolina Shows Why the Voting Rights Act Is Still Needed

A challenge to North Carolina’s sweeping new voting restrictions will be heard in court next summer.

Dec 12, 2013 / Ari Berman

US Halts Aid to Anti-Assad Rebels

US Halts Aid to Anti-Assad Rebels US Halts Aid to Anti-Assad Rebels

Islamists gain upper hand in Syria opposition, to blundering Washington’s dismay.

Dec 12, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Don’t Get Too Excited About the Volcker Rule

Don’t Get Too Excited About the Volcker Rule Don’t Get Too Excited About the Volcker Rule

Will the amendment be enough to change the behavior of bankers? Doubtful.

Dec 12, 2013 / William Greider

NYU Grad Students Vote to Unionize

NYU Grad Students Vote to Unionize NYU Grad Students Vote to Unionize

NYU becomes the only private university with unionized teaching assistants.

Dec 12, 2013 / Jessica Weisberg

Third Way: ‘Majority of Our Financial Support’ From Wall Street, Business Executives

Third Way: ‘Majority of Our Financial Support’ From Wall Street, Business Executives Third Way: ‘Majority of Our Financial Support’ From Wall Street, Business Executives

Third Way concedes that most of its money comes from Wall Street executives.

Dec 11, 2013 / Lee Fang

Manic Pixie Dead Girl: Why I’m Done With TV Shows

Manic Pixie Dead Girl: Why I’m Done With TV Shows Manic Pixie Dead Girl: Why I’m Done With TV Shows

Too many women are dying horrific deaths on television dramas.

Dec 11, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

Linda Tirado Is Not a Hoax

Linda Tirado Is Not a Hoax Linda Tirado Is Not a Hoax

The author of "Why I Make Terrible Decisions" discovers the dark side of Internet fame.

Dec 11, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Michelle Goldberg

Strength of the Volcker Rule Hinges on Implementation

Strength of the Volcker Rule Hinges on Implementation Strength of the Volcker Rule Hinges on Implementation

Regulators have finalized a key financial reform intended to make banking boring again. 

Dec 11, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

My Sportsperson of the Year for 2013

My Sportsperson of the Year for 2013 My Sportsperson of the Year for 2013

Last year it was Gabrielle Douglas. Who is The Nation magazine sports editor’s Sportsperson of the Year for 2013?

Dec 11, 2013 / Dave Zirin

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