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The war between democracy and aristocracy in Janet Malcolm’s Forty-One False Starts.

Yahoo isn’t buying the blogging service for its profitability. It’s buying it for the advertising possibilities.

Welcome home sign for Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, Michelle Knight

Whatever their intent, laws equating pregnancy termination with murder are used against pregnant women, not for them.

Chicago teachers

CORE’s victory is a boost to social movement unionism—and a model for other unions around the country.

New Orleans

It’s a starting point: not the tinder or the blaze but a match, a belief in possibility.

An adopted child

I’d like to believe my sons’ best life is in my home, and not with their first families. But Christians committed to justice need to remember we are not entitled to other people’s children.

Myriad genetic testing

In the wake of Angelina Jolie’s well-intentioned exhortation for “every woman” to explore their risk of breast cancer, one company stands to make a staggering profit.

The neoconservative leading the fight over the legacy of Vatican II in the American Church.

Journalist

The future of media must include all of us.

Blogs

The House voted to ban abortions after twenty weeks—which, if it became law, would be blatantly unconstitutional.

June 19, 2013

The human rights activist who has organized protests against the ban on female drivers will serve ten months in jail for the crime of "inciting a woman against her husband."

June 19, 2013

Increased militarization of police forces led to the 7-year-old’s death. It’s time we all recognize that.

June 19, 2013

Michelle Bachmann led a protest against immigration reform, but her argument is faulty.

June 19, 2013

A new media community takes root.

June 19, 2013

Our checks and balances have broken down. It’s time to rein in the national security complex.

June 19, 2013

Let's remember: ogling isn't journalism.

June 19, 2013

The Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs put on a game for the ages, reminding me of a similar one almost twenty-seven years ago.

June 19, 2013

The Rolling Stone and BuzzFeed reporter whose reporting ended General Stanley McChrystal's career died yesterday.

June 18, 2013

How are we supposed to abide by strict budget caps when adding ten million new Americans?

June 18, 2013