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Blackwater: One of the Pentagon’s Top Contractors for Afghanistan Training

Blackwater: One of the Pentagon’s Top Contractors for Afghanistan Training Blackwater: One of the Pentagon’s Top Contractors for Afghanistan Training

A Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction report reveals the major recipients of DoD's Afghanistan reconstruction programs.

Mar 31, 2015 / Tim Shorrock

Trevor Noah’s Tweets Are Awful and Sexist. Don’t Fire Him for Them.

Trevor Noah’s Tweets Are Awful and Sexist. Don’t Fire Him for Them. Trevor Noah’s Tweets Are Awful and Sexist. Don’t Fire Him for Them.

The best response to the new Daily Show host’s sexism would be to put more women in the writers’ room.

Mar 31, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Michelle Goldberg

Moving the Final Four out of Indiana Would Be One Hell of a Political Statement

Moving the Final Four out of Indiana Would Be One Hell of a Political Statement Moving the Final Four out of Indiana Would Be One Hell of a Political Statement

If the NCAA is serious about its opposition to Indiana's religious freedom law they should move the Final Four

Mar 31, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Even Indiana Republicans Are Telling Mike Pence His Discrimination Law Is Wrong

Even Indiana Republicans Are Telling Mike Pence His Discrimination Law Is Wrong Even Indiana Republicans Are Telling Mike Pence His Discrimination Law Is Wrong

Pressed by GOP mayor and state’s largest paper, governor moves to rework law condemned by LGBT groups.

Mar 31, 2015 / John Nichols

The TPP Is a Rigged Agreement

The TPP Is a Rigged Agreement The TPP Is a Rigged Agreement

The Trans-Pacific Partnership will help multinationals, not workers.

Mar 31, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Ted Cruz Is Practically President Already

Ted Cruz Is Practically President Already Ted Cruz Is Practically President Already

He’s just five simple steps away from being elected.

Mar 31, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

Indiana Just Sentenced a Woman Convicted of Feticide to Twenty Years in Prison

Indiana Just Sentenced a Woman Convicted of Feticide to Twenty Years in Prison Indiana Just Sentenced a Woman Convicted of Feticide to Twenty Years in Prison

We’ve reached a point where desperate women who end their pregnancies before viability are being locked up.

Mar 30, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg

Is Iran Conquering the Middle East?

Is Iran Conquering the Middle East? Is Iran Conquering the Middle East?

That paranoid claim, trumpeted by Netanyahu and many Arab leaders, ignores the grassroots nature of regional movements.

Mar 30, 2015 / Juan Cole

Monica Lewinsky, Justine Sacco, John Oliver and the Circle of Shaming

Monica Lewinsky, Justine Sacco, John Oliver and the Circle of Shaming Monica Lewinsky, Justine Sacco, John Oliver and the Circle of Shaming

In the digital era, I shame, you shame, we all shame.

Mar 30, 2015 / Leslie Savan

It Is Very American to Ask if the Presidency Should Be Passed Between Entitled Families

It Is Very American to Ask if the Presidency Should Be Passed Between Entitled Families It Is Very American to Ask if the Presidency Should Be Passed Between Entitled Families

Martin O’Malley raises a fine concern about Bush-versus-Clinton politics.

Mar 30, 2015 / John Nichols

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