Society

Rights, Not Raids Rights, Not Raids

Clearer rights for immigrants and jobs for workers hard-hit by the recession will go a long way to reduce competition and fear.

Apr 29, 2009 / David Bacon and Bill Ong Hing

Better Living Through Torture Better Living Through Torture

I should have been a member of the torture creative class, because now I would be having a good life.

Apr 29, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt

How Will the Budget Affect Students in Your State? How Will the Budget Affect Students in Your State?

Campus Progress' interactive map highlights how students would benefit from Obama's planned expansion of the Pell Grant program.

Apr 29, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation

GOP: Blame Dems for Torture Too GOP: Blame Dems for Torture Too

The Nation's Chris Hayes points out the absurdity of the double-sided GOP response to the release of Bush-era torture memos.

Apr 28, 2009 / Countdown

100 Days of Cable News at Its Worst 100 Days of Cable News at Its Worst

This video features a dirty dozen collection of media moments from Obama's first 100 days, now you can vote for the worst.

Apr 28, 2009 / Media Matters for America

Stokely Carmichael

SNCC: The Battle-Scarred Youngsters SNCC: The Battle-Scarred Youngsters

A report from the front lines of the civil rights battle in Greenwood, Mississippi—a very dangerous place to be.

Apr 23, 2009 / Feature / Howard Zinn

Bush’s Lingering Blacklist Bush’s Lingering Blacklist

If we are to pursue our security without abandoning our ideals, laws on groups financing terror need drastic reform.

Apr 22, 2009 / David Cole

Accountability for Torture Accountability for Torture

Congress must act to remove from positions of trust those who sanctioned torture and dial down the imperial presidency that has evolved on its watch.

Apr 22, 2009 / John Nichols

Has the ‘Journal’ Lost Its Soul? Has the ‘Journal’ Lost Its Soul?

Rupert Murdoch has not wrecked the Wall Street Journal, as many had predicted. But a key question remains: is the new regime committed to unbiased reporting, or will it politicize ...

Apr 22, 2009 / Feature / Scott Sherman

The Newspaper Biz: ‘More Poison, Please’? The Newspaper Biz: ‘More Poison, Please’?

We have no more hope today of saving the newspaper business than we do the telegraph business. But we can save the news.

Apr 22, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

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