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Kasandra Perkins Did Not Have to Die

Kasandra Perkins Did Not Have to Die Kasandra Perkins Did Not Have to Die

When we don't call domestic violence what it is, we dishonor the victims.

Dec 5, 2012 / Jessica Valenti

Dave Zirin: ‘I Applaud Bob Costas’ Dave Zirin: ‘I Applaud Bob Costas’

Mainstream media’s silence on gun control and mental health is the true outrage in the wake of Jovan Belcher's tragic murder-suicide. 

Dec 5, 2012 / Press Room

The Barack Obama Story (Updated)

The Barack Obama Story (Updated) The Barack Obama Story (Updated)

How did a community organizer and a constitutional law professor become an extrajudicial, drone-happy president? 

Dec 4, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt

Why Should Medical Marijuana Providers Die in Prison? Why Should Medical Marijuana Providers Die in Prison?

Rebecca Richman Cohen met Chris Williams in 2011, while making a documentary about Montana’s medical marijuana law. Today, he faces a mandatory minimum sentence of more than eighty...

Nov 30, 2012 / Liliana Segura

Press Freedom Under Threat! Not! Press Freedom Under Threat! Not!

After sixteen months, scores of witnesses, and over £ 4 Million in costs, the Leveson Inquiry—also known as the Murdoch version of "I'm Sorry I Haven't a C...

Nov 30, 2012 / D.D. Guttenplan

Warehouse Workers Petition Court to Add Walmart as Defendant in Wage Theft Class Action Warehouse Workers Petition Court to Add Walmart as Defendant in Wage Theft Class Action

Workers say Walmart is directly responsible for rampant wage theft and retaliation.

Nov 30, 2012 / Josh Eidelson

The NFL’s Coming Conflict on Cannabis The NFL’s Coming Conflict on Cannabis

Recent referendums raise real questions for what the NFL should be saying about marijuana.

Nov 29, 2012 / Dave Zirin

Josh Eidelson: Why Walmart Failed to Suppress Black Friday Strikes

Josh Eidelson: Why Walmart Failed to Suppress Black Friday Strikes Josh Eidelson: Why Walmart Failed to Suppress Black Friday Strikes

Despite “captive meetings” and the threat of arrest, hundreds of Walmart employees took a stand against the infamously anti-labor superstore. 

Nov 26, 2012 / Press Room

Josh Eidelson: Walmart Is a Pioneer in Unionbusting Josh Eidelson: Walmart Is a Pioneer in Unionbusting

If the Walmart workers can win, it will send a message to low-wage, anti-labor corporations everywhere. 

Nov 21, 2012 / Press Room

It’s Time to End the War on Drugs It’s Time to End the War on Drugs

The trillion-dollar crusade isn’t making America drug-free—it’s making us the world's most incarcerated population. 

Nov 20, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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