Patti Smith’s Summer of Rebellion Patti Smith’s Summer of Rebellion
The veteran rocker is giving Europe “a masterclass in focused protest rock that puts younger artists to shame.”
Jul 2, 2015 / John Nichols
This Professor Was Fired for Saying ‘Fuck No’ in Class This Professor Was Fired for Saying ‘Fuck No’ in Class
The misuse of sexual-harassment policies by pusillanimous college administrators is creating a campus panic.
Jul 2, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg
July 2, 1964: President Lyndon Johnson Signs the Civil Rights Act July 2, 1964: President Lyndon Johnson Signs the Civil Rights Act
"The legislation will provide a framework of achievable goals within which agitation, demonstrations and picketing will tend to take place."
Jul 2, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
TPP Could Actually Make Working Conditions Worse in Vietnam TPP Could Actually Make Working Conditions Worse in Vietnam
The free market won’t break the country’s manufacturers’ reliance on forced labor, child labor, and dismal wages.
Jul 1, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Remembering Praful Bidwai Remembering Praful Bidwai
Praful Bidwai used rigorous journalism to advance progressive change.
Jul 1, 2015 / Mark Kesselman
Dilma Rousseff Was Tortured By a Regime Henry Kissinger Supported. This Week, They Met. Dilma Rousseff Was Tortured By a Regime Henry Kissinger Supported. This Week, They Met.
Why did Rousseff call him a “fantastic person, with a grand global vision”?
Jul 1, 2015 / Greg Grandin
A Moral Case for Climate Action A Moral Case for Climate Action
Pope Francis understands that the choice to confront the climate crisis now lies with the people.
Jul 1, 2015 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin
African Artistry and Anger at the Women’s World Cup African Artistry and Anger at the Women’s World Cup
In a fashion both powerful and heartbreaking, the three African teams have left an indelible impression on the 2015 Women’s World Cup
Jul 1, 2015 / Shireen Ahmed and Dave Zirin
Theo Bleckmann’s Bazaar Theo Bleckmann’s Bazaar
A vocalist as playfully experimental as Albert Ayler or Ornette Coleman.
Jul 1, 2015 / David Hajdu
July 1, 1867: Canada Is Created July 1, 1867: Canada Is Created
"The dominion of Canada is formally in existence, to the great satisfaction of the politicians who infest the provinces, if of nobody else."
Jul 1, 2015 / Richard Kreitner