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Katrina vanden Heuvel: Why Write About Politics?

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Why Write About Politics? Katrina vanden Heuvel: Why Write About Politics?

In an age of political discourse confined to partisan squabbling, social justice movements and ideas demand attention.

May 22, 2013 / Press Room

Liliana Segura: Memphis Prisoner Wins Freedom After Pleading Guilty to Crime He Didn’t Commit Liliana Segura: Memphis Prisoner Wins Freedom After Pleading Guilty to Crime He Didn’t Commit

After three trials, Memphis prisoner Timothy McKinney won his freedom by pleading guilty to a crime he never did. 

May 22, 2013 / Press Room

Don’t Tread on Me: Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Takes On Stop-and-Frisk

Don’t Tread on Me: Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Takes On Stop-and-Frisk Don’t Tread on Me: Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Takes On Stop-and-Frisk

The hip-hop artist tackles the controversial NYPD policy.

May 21, 2013 / Press Room

Farai Chideya: Is Journalism Going the Way of the GOP?

Farai Chideya: Is Journalism Going the Way of the GOP? Farai Chideya: Is Journalism Going the Way of the GOP?

Journalism has a class and color crisis. How can it be solved?

May 21, 2013 / Press Room

Josh Eidelson: The Future of the Workers’ Movement

Josh Eidelson: The Future of the Workers’ Movement Josh Eidelson: The Future of the Workers’ Movement

 A series of strikes by workers in the service industry has shifted the focus of the union movement towards more precarious workers.

May 20, 2013 / Press Room

Chris Hedges: The AP Records Seizure Is Part of a Pattern

Chris Hedges: The AP Records Seizure Is Part of a Pattern Chris Hedges: The AP Records Seizure Is Part of a Pattern

The Justice Department’s intrusion is just part of a larger trend that includes Obama’s crackdown on whistleblowers and indefinite detention of suspects without a trial...

May 15, 2013 / Press Room

Victor Navasky: Why Political Cartoons Are So Powerful

Victor Navasky: Why Political Cartoons Are So Powerful Victor Navasky: Why Political Cartoons Are So Powerful

After decades of takedowns, the art is still stoking controversy.

May 14, 2013 / Press Room

John Nichols: Time for the Austerity Hawks to Check Their Math

John Nichols: Time for the Austerity Hawks to Check Their Math John Nichols: Time for the Austerity Hawks to Check Their Math

Recent findings from Amherst College deal a major blow to austerity-friendly calculations—which the mathemeticians themselves acknowledge.

May 2, 2013 / Press Room

Stop-and-Frisk Under Fire

Stop-and-Frisk Under Fire Stop-and-Frisk Under Fire

An aggressive, racially charged stop-and-frisk captured on audio helped raise the debate about the police tactic.

May 2, 2013 / Press Room

Dave Zirin: Welcome to the Jason Collins Era

Dave Zirin: Welcome to the Jason Collins Era Dave Zirin: Welcome to the Jason Collins Era

Now that the NBA center has come out—the first current pro athlete to do so—what's next for LGBT equality?

May 1, 2013 / Press Room

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