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A California parolee wears a GPS tracking device on his ankle.

How Prison Reform Could Turn the Prison-Industrial Complex Into the Treatment-Industrial Complex How Prison Reform Could Turn the Prison-Industrial Complex Into the Treatment-Industrial Complex

The private prison industry is exploiting prison reform efforts by shifting from brick-and-mortar carceral facilities to outsourced social services.

Nov 20, 2015 / Michelle Chen

‘Bringing History to Bear’

‘Bringing History to Bear’ ‘Bringing History to Bear’

Celebrating 150 years of dialogue and dissent.

Nov 19, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A marcher holds a sign at the Coalition of Immokalee Workers's rally for just working conditions in Florida tomato fields, November 16, 2015.

In New York, Farmworkers Rally for 1 Cent of Dignity In New York, Farmworkers Rally for 1 Cent of Dignity

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers has won battles with McDonald’s, Burger King, Subway, Chipotle, and Taco Bell. Is Wendy’s next?

Nov 18, 2015 / Daniel Moattar

Will Paris Melt the New US-Russian Cold War?

Will Paris Melt the New US-Russian Cold War? Will Paris Melt the New US-Russian Cold War?

Paris and Moscow form an alliance while Washington dithers.

Nov 18, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

There Is Only One Way to Destroy ISIS

There Is Only One Way to Destroy ISIS There Is Only One Way to Destroy ISIS

Neither airstrikes nor boots on the ground will do it. We must address the conditions that led to its rise, and that means ending the Syrian civil war and the regional Saudi-Irania...

Nov 16, 2015 / Yousef Munayyer

How Edward Snowden Changed Everything

How Edward Snowden Changed Everything How Edward Snowden Changed Everything

ACLU attorney Ben Wizner discusses the “Snowden effect” and why courts are taking privacy claims seriously now.

Nov 12, 2015 / Sagiv Galai and Tekendra Parmar

Workers rally for a living wage in New York City, Nov. 11, 2015.

Almost Half of All American Workers Make Less Than $15 an Hour Almost Half of All American Workers Make Less Than $15 an Hour

Three years after the first #FightFor15 strike, workers nationwide rallied again yesterday for living wages and union rights.

Nov 11, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Washington Appears to Reject the Opportunity to End the New Cold War With Russia Washington Appears to Reject the Opportunity to End the New Cold War With Russia

The US is rejecting Putin’s proposal to cooperate against the terrorist Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, while escalating NATO’s “exercises” against Russia in Eastern Europe.

Nov 11, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

The Poet, the Journalist, and the Dissident

The Poet, the Journalist, and the Dissident The Poet, the Journalist, and the Dissident

Edward Snowden speaks at Bard College about “Why Privacy Matters.”

Nov 10, 2015 / StudentNation / Tekendra Parmar

2 New Movies About Why the Powerful Are Trying to Kill Journalism

2 New Movies About Why the Powerful Are Trying to Kill Journalism 2 New Movies About Why the Powerful Are Trying to Kill Journalism

Truth and Spotlight put media at the heart of American democracy and make you wonder about its decline.

Nov 4, 2015 / Leslie Savan

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