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It’s a Worldwide Trend: More Women Are Being Imprisoned Than Ever Before It’s a Worldwide Trend: More Women Are Being Imprisoned Than Ever Before

As globalization has pushed more women into the labor market, it has also made them more susceptible to criminalization.

Feb 1, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Marine School Shooting Drill

Teachers Are Being Trained to Shoot Their Students Teachers Are Being Trained to Shoot Their Students

But we can’t shoot our way out of America’s gun-violence crisis.

Feb 1, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

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Was There Anything Actually True in Trump’s State of the Union? Was There Anything Actually True in Trump’s State of the Union?

Harold Meyerson on Trump, and Meehan Crist and Tim Requarth on phony forensics.

Jan 31, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Twitter Broken Glass

The News Is Breaking The News Is Breaking

Poor reporting and the chaos of social media have put responsible journalism in grave danger.

Jan 31, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman

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The Federal Government Is Unraveling—but the State of Our Cities Is Strong The Federal Government Is Unraveling—but the State of Our Cities Is Strong

Dispatches from the urban resistance, from Philadelphia to Seattle and beyond

Jan 31, 2018 / Jimmy Tobias

Latinos Are the Key to Taking Back the Senate in 2018

Latinos Are the Key to Taking Back the Senate in 2018 Latinos Are the Key to Taking Back the Senate in 2018

A smart infusion of time and money could flip Arizona, Nevada, and Texas.

Jan 31, 2018 / Steve Phillips

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A Conversation With Richard Falk, Part 2 A Conversation With Richard Falk, Part 2

On Israel, Palestine, and his work as a UN special rapporteur.

Jan 31, 2018 / Patrick Lawrence

Wild Cards

Wild Cards Wild Cards

N. Korea vs D. Trump: who’s crazier?

Jan 31, 2018 / OppArt / Dario Castillejos

How the Spanish-American War Helped Lay the Groundwork for American Empire

How the Spanish-American War Helped Lay the Groundwork for American Empire How the Spanish-American War Helped Lay the Groundwork for American Empire

Stephen Kinzer's new history captures how the United States has long been a country guided by both imperialist and isolationist instincts.

Jan 31, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Brenda Wineapple

After a Dismal State of the Union, ‘We’re Going to Shake Off Trump’s Dark Shadow’

After a Dismal State of the Union, ‘We’re Going to Shake Off Trump’s Dark Shadow’ After a Dismal State of the Union, ‘We’re Going to Shake Off Trump’s Dark Shadow’

The best part of State of the Union night was the rejection of Trump’s bullying, and the outlining by Donna Edwards of an alternative vision.

Jan 31, 2018 / John Nichols

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