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Megan Barry

Nashville Elects a Mayor Who Is Serious About Jobs, Wages, Poverty Nashville Elects a Mayor Who Is Serious About Jobs, Wages, Poverty

A candidate who trusted the intelligence of voters wins a decisive victory.

Sep 11, 2015 / John Nichols

Why Joe Biden Is More ‘Likable’ Than Hillary

Why Joe Biden Is More ‘Likable’ Than Hillary Why Joe Biden Is More ‘Likable’ Than Hillary

No woman could say on national television that she might be too emotionally fragile to run for president, and still be seen as someone who could actually run for president.

Sep 11, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg

In the Year of #BlackGirlMagic, Marion Jones Is Missing

In the Year of #BlackGirlMagic, Marion Jones Is Missing In the Year of #BlackGirlMagic, Marion Jones Is Missing

In this magical year of women in sports, we would do well to remember the triumphs and lessons of Marion Jones.

Sep 11, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Garment workers

Yes, Your T-Shirt Was ‘Made in LA’—and the Worker Got 4 Cents For It Yes, Your T-Shirt Was ‘Made in LA’—and the Worker Got 4 Cents For It

Why the sorry state of Los Angeles garment manufacturing should put serious attention on sweatshops—here in the US and across the world.

Sep 11, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Chile Allende coup

The TPP Will Finish What Chile’s Dictatorship Started The TPP Will Finish What Chile’s Dictatorship Started

Salvador Allende warned against neoliberalism’s disastrous effects just before he was overthrown. He was right to be worried.

Sep 11, 2015 / Greg Grandin

Netanyahu at AIPAC meeting

AIPAC Spent Millions of Dollars to Defeat the Iran Deal. Instead, It May Have Destroyed Itself. AIPAC Spent Millions of Dollars to Defeat the Iran Deal. Instead, It May Have Destroyed Itself.

The powerful Israel lobby has been badly damaged, and that’s good news for both Palestinians and Israelis.

Sep 11, 2015 / M.J. Rosenberg

These New York Schools Aren’t Just Letting Kids Opt Out of Testing—They’re Giving Them an Alternative

These New York Schools Aren’t Just Letting Kids Opt Out of Testing—They’re Giving Them an Alternative These New York Schools Aren’t Just Letting Kids Opt Out of Testing—They’re Giving Them an Alternative

Students in the New York Performance Standards Consortium are learning to be critical thinkers, deeply engaged in their education.

Sep 11, 2015 / StudentNation / Howard Martin Katzoff

September 11, 2001: ‘A Great Wound’

September 11, 2001: ‘A Great Wound’ September 11, 2001: ‘A Great Wound’

“If we are shrewd about ourselves and truly brave, citizens will not yield to hysteria—or accept draconian new laws that undermine civil liberties—but will force these difficult qu...

Sep 11, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Brigadier General James Linder

The United States Is Training Militaries With Dubious Human Rights Records—Again The United States Is Training Militaries With Dubious Human Rights Records—Again

American special forces are still conducting training for some of Africa’s most notorious paramilitaries.

Sep 10, 2015 / Nick Turse

Lisa Murkowski

Restoring the Voting Rights Act Now Has Bipartisan Support Restoring the Voting Rights Act Now Has Bipartisan Support

Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska becomes the first Republican to support ambitious legislation to restore the Voting Rights Act.

Sep 10, 2015 / Ari Berman

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