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To Tell of Bodies Changed

To Tell of Bodies Changed To Tell of Bodies Changed

Having desired little more than the arrival of the little more that arrives, outside our window a cypress of model proportions. Its patience seems to widen the nights we sleep in R…

Dec 3, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Jana Prikryl

John G. Roberts (left), Chief Justice and chief critic of the Voting Rights Act.

Voting Rights and the Second Redemption Voting Rights and the Second Redemption

Ari Berman’s Give Us the Ballot argues that democratic rights can never be taken for granted.

Dec 3, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner

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Letters From the December 21-28, 2015, Issue Letters From the December 21-28, 2015, Issue

A politics of inclusion or exclusion?… heir apparent errant?… planet of the anthropocentric…

Dec 3, 2015 / Our Readers and Katha Pollitt

Why Are Democrats Silent on Rahm Emanuel?

Why Are Democrats Silent on Rahm Emanuel? Why Are Democrats Silent on Rahm Emanuel?

If you care about police brutality, you care even when “your team” needs to be held accountable.

Dec 3, 2015 / George Zornick

December 3, 1964: Mass Arrests of Students at the University of California, Berkeley

December 3, 1964: Mass Arrests of Students at the University of California, Berkeley December 3, 1964: Mass Arrests of Students at the University of California, Berkeley

“One conscientious reporter counted the marble steps as he followed a girl whose head jarred sickeningly as she was dragged down.”

Dec 3, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

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Here’s What a Man Who Studied Every Suicide Attack in the World Says About ISIS’ Motives Here’s What a Man Who Studied Every Suicide Attack in the World Says About ISIS’ Motives

More than anything, the terrorist group’s outward expressions of religious fervor serve its secular objectives of controlling resources and territory.

Dec 2, 2015 / Joshua Holland

In 2015, You Can Still Get Arrested for Spitting if You’re HIV-Positive

In 2015, You Can Still Get Arrested for Spitting if You’re HIV-Positive In 2015, You Can Still Get Arrested for Spitting if You’re HIV-Positive

156,000 of the 1.2 million Americans living with HIV are undiagnosed—so why do we have outdated laws that encourage ignorance?

Dec 2, 2015 / John Knefel

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Alabama’s Controversial Voter-ID Law Is Challenged In Court Alabama’s Controversial Voter-ID Law Is Challenged In Court

One day after the 60th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott, civil-rights groups charge Alabama with violating the Voting Rights Act.

Dec 2, 2015 / Ari Berman

Bernie Sanders

Why You Should Vote for Bernie Sanders in the WFP’s Open Primary Why You Should Vote for Bernie Sanders in the WFP’s Open Primary

There’s no better opportunity to influence the 2016 presidential race than this primary—and polls are open now.

Dec 2, 2015 / Ted Fertik

Rahm Emanuel

An Accountability Moment for Chicago An Accountability Moment for Chicago

Evidence of police misconduct demands federal oversight. And citizens need tools for holding Mayor Rahm Emanuel and others to account.

Dec 2, 2015 / John Nichols

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