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Undocumented Activists Take a Giant Risk to Return Home

Undocumented Activists Take a Giant Risk to Return Home Undocumented Activists Take a Giant Risk to Return Home

The nine transnational activists are hoping for a humanitarian return to the United States and are now organizing detainees to halt deportations.

Jul 23, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Is This the Big Moment for Better Work/Family Balance Policies?

Is This the Big Moment for Better Work/Family Balance Policies? Is This the Big Moment for Better Work/Family Balance Policies?

Politicians from President Obama to Republican leaders are introducing legislation aimed at fixing the challenge of balancing family and careers.

Jul 23, 2013 / Bryce Covert

Helen Thomas’s Legacy

Helen Thomas’s Legacy Helen Thomas’s Legacy

In praise of a reporter who understood that she needed to have access to power in order to question that power.

Jul 23, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

It’s So Not ‘Oz’: Netflix’s ‘Orange Is the New Black’

It’s So Not ‘Oz’: Netflix’s ‘Orange Is the New Black’ It’s So Not ‘Oz’: Netflix’s ‘Orange Is the New Black’

Orange Is the New Black appears to traffic in tired class and race stereotypes, but it also, episode by episode, tries to challenge some of those assumptions by filling in the wome...

Jul 23, 2013 / Salamishah Tillet

Introducing Zimmerman Drones

Introducing Zimmerman Drones Introducing Zimmerman Drones

Standing your ground has never been so easy.

Jul 23, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

North Carolina Republicans Push Extreme Voter Suppression Measures

North Carolina Republicans Push Extreme Voter Suppression Measures North Carolina Republicans Push Extreme Voter Suppression Measures

A new voter ID bill would also cut early voting and ban same-day registration.

Jul 23, 2013 / Ari Berman

Down Goes Ryan Braun

Down Goes Ryan Braun Down Goes Ryan Braun

Baseball star Ryan Braun has gone overboard. Did his union give him the fateful push?

Jul 23, 2013 / Dave Zirin

Senate Poised to Raise Interest Rates on Future Student Loans

Senate Poised to Raise Interest Rates on Future Student Loans Senate Poised to Raise Interest Rates on Future Student Loans

A bipartisan compromise nearly guarantees that rates will rise above current levels in a matter of years. 

Jul 22, 2013 / Zoƫ Carpenter

Jenny McCarthy’s Vaccination Fear-Mongering and the Cult of False Equivalence

Jenny McCarthy’s Vaccination Fear-Mongering and the Cult of False Equivalence Jenny McCarthy’s Vaccination Fear-Mongering and the Cult of False Equivalence

By giving science deniers a public forum, media outlets implicitly condone their claims as legitimate.

Jul 22, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Not Just Goldman Sachs: Koch Industries Hoards Commodities as a Trading Strategy

Not Just Goldman Sachs: Koch Industries Hoards Commodities as a Trading Strategy Not Just Goldman Sachs: Koch Industries Hoards Commodities as a Trading Strategy

Goldman Sachs isn’t the only large corporation hoarding commodities for profit.

Jul 22, 2013 / Lee Fang

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