Law

Will ENDA Be the Next Casualty of the GOP’s Internal Crisis?

Will ENDA Be the Next Casualty of the GOP’s Internal Crisis? Will ENDA Be the Next Casualty of the GOP’s Internal Crisis?

Dim prospects for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act in the House illustrate how far right of the American mainstream the GOP has drifted. 

Nov 5, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

‘After Tiller’: The Abortions No One Wants To Talk About

‘After Tiller’: The Abortions No One Wants To Talk About ‘After Tiller’: The Abortions No One Wants To Talk About

The acclaimed documentary turns an compassionate lens on a complicated, multi-faceted issue. 

Nov 5, 2013 / Laura Flanders

VIDEO: Why This Company Wants You in Prison

VIDEO: Why This Company Wants You in Prison VIDEO: Why This Company Wants You in Prison

It has something to do with the $1.7 billion they made off the privatized incarceration industry just last year.

Nov 5, 2013 / Jesse Lava and Sarah Solon

Kelly Protestors Empowered the Voiceless

Kelly Protestors Empowered the Voiceless Kelly Protestors Empowered the Voiceless

Civility that comes at the expense of further marginalizing the subjugated is not only worthless, but also criminally dishonest.

Nov 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Casey Gordon and StudentNation

Tea Party on the Left

Tea Party on the Left Tea Party on the Left

Preventing New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly from speaking on campus exacerbated the problem it aimed to solve.

Nov 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Adam Katz and StudentNation

Defend Free Inquiry at Brown

Defend Free Inquiry at Brown Defend Free Inquiry at Brown

Learning at Brown is a process in which disagreement plays an integral part. 

Nov 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Andrew Powers and StudentNation

Texas Voter ID Law Ensnares Former Speaker of the House, Candidates for Governor, State Judge

Texas Voter ID Law Ensnares Former Speaker of the House, Candidates for Governor, State Judge Texas Voter ID Law Ensnares Former Speaker of the House, Candidates for Governor, State Judge

The latest victim of Texas’s new voter ID law is 90-year-old former Speaker of the House Jim Wright. 

Nov 4, 2013 / Ari Berman

Stop-and-Frisk Is Now in Bill de Blasio’s Hands

Stop-and-Frisk Is Now in Bill de Blasio’s Hands Stop-and-Frisk Is Now in Bill de Blasio’s Hands

A Federal appeals court has put a stay on crucial reforms to the NYPD’s controversial policy—but will next week’s mayoral election render the stay moot?

Nov 1, 2013 / Emily Jane Goodman

Where’s the Outrage When the FBI Targets Muslims?

Where’s the Outrage When the FBI Targets Muslims? Where’s the Outrage When the FBI Targets Muslims?

The FBI employs the same repressive tactics as the NYPD in its broad surveillance of Muslim communities. Why does the FBI get a pass?

Oct 31, 2013 / Diala Shamas

Is Pot-Growing Bad for the Environment?

Is Pot-Growing Bad for the Environment? Is Pot-Growing Bad for the Environment?

Thanks to the drug’s illegal status, marijuana farms are not regulated—with serious costs to water and wildlife.

Oct 31, 2013 / Feature / Seth Zuckerman

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