When It Comes to Race, the Famous Dutch ‘Tolerance’ Runs Out When It Comes to Race, the Famous Dutch ‘Tolerance’ Runs Out
Hundreds of white Dutch dress up in blackface to celebrate the nation’s treasured “Sinterklaas” holiday. A growing movement says it’s time for that to chang...
Nov 21, 2014 / Heather Beasley Doyle
What Does it Take for One Small City to Vanquish an Oil Giant? What Does it Take for One Small City to Vanquish an Oil Giant?
Progressives in Richmond, California, trounced Chevron on Election Day, but the company remains a powerful local force.
Nov 21, 2014 / Harriet Blair Rowan and Jimmy Tobias
Before Senator Mark Udall Leaves Office, He Can Make History Before Senator Mark Udall Leaves Office, He Can Make History
Transparency and civil liberties advocates are calling on outgoing Senator Mark Udall to use his privileges as a senator to release the contents of the CIA “torture report&rd...
Nov 20, 2014 / NationAction
Failing to Indict Darren Wilson Won’t End the Movement Against Police Violence Failing to Indict Darren Wilson Won’t End the Movement Against Police Violence
This has been, and will continue to be, about the protection of black life and the end of the police state.
Nov 19, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
This Is the First Article We Ever Published About the Internet This Is the First Article We Ever Published About the Internet
Authors Kevin Cooke and Dan Lehrer accurately foresaw in 1993 the debate over net neutrality we’re having today.
Nov 19, 2014 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues
This Will Make You Think Twice About Getting That Manicure This Will Make You Think Twice About Getting That Manicure
Could the chemicals in beauty products be causing long-term health problems for salon workers?
Nov 17, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Here’s a 2014 Mandate: Pass an Amendment to Remove Big Money From Politics Here’s a 2014 Mandate: Pass an Amendment to Remove Big Money From Politics
In red and blue regions, north and south, urban and rural, calls for a constitutional amendent to overturn Citizens United won huge.
Nov 13, 2014 / John Nichols
Andrew Sullivan Versus the Social-Justice Warriors Andrew Sullivan Versus the Social-Justice Warriors
The famous blogger needn’t panic. Twitter’s new partnership with the feminist group WAM! is an attempt to fight abuse, not impose ideological censorship.
Nov 12, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg
The Truth About Anonymous’s Activism The Truth About Anonymous’s Activism
A look behind the mask reveals a naïve techno-utopianism.
Nov 11, 2014 / Feature / Adrian Chen
History Didn’t Bring Down the Berlin Wall—Activists Did History Didn’t Bring Down the Berlin Wall—Activists Did
Mass uprisings like the one that brought down the Soviet bloc are neither as rare—nor as spontaneous—as they first appear.
Nov 11, 2014 / Mark Engler, Paul Engler, and Foreign Policy In Focus