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The Oklahoma State Penitentiary execution chamber

The Good News Buried in the Supreme Court’s Lethal Injection Decision The Good News Buried in the Supreme Court’s Lethal Injection Decision

Both Justices Breyer and Ginsburg indicated that they view the death penalty as unconstitutional. Could three more justices agree with them in the near future?

Jun 30, 2015 / Bruce Shapiro

How the Federal Reserve Could Help Give You a Raise

How the Federal Reserve Could Help Give You a Raise How the Federal Reserve Could Help Give You a Raise

Economists are exploring ways the Federal Reserve might help close the gap on inequality.

Jun 30, 2015 / William Greider

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

The Long, Long, Long Race for the White House The Long, Long, Long Race for the White House

Can’t you just feel the Jeb-mentum?

Jun 30, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

Google Sign

Increasing Diversity in Tech Will Take a Lot More Than Promises Increasing Diversity in Tech Will Take a Lot More Than Promises

Facebook and Google have been trying to increase diversity for a year, to little result.

Jun 30, 2015 / Bryce Covert

There’s Finally Momentum Behind Paid Sick Leave

There’s Finally Momentum Behind Paid Sick Leave There’s Finally Momentum Behind Paid Sick Leave

Grassroots pressure turned what some considered a fringe issue into a political juggernaut.

Jun 30, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A promotional poster for the film version of Gone With the Wind

June 30, 1936: Margaret Mitchell’s ‘Gone with the Wind’ Is Published June 30, 1936: Margaret Mitchell’s ‘Gone with the Wind’ Is Published

"Margaret Mitchell gives us our Civil War through Southern eyes exclusively, and no tolerant philosophy illumines the crimes of the invaders."

Jun 30, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Vigil for beach resort attack in Tunisia.

Can Tunisia’s Democracy Survive Terrorism? Can Tunisia’s Democracy Survive Terrorism?

Some Tunisians fear that the government’s proposed solution to deal with violent radicals will undo the victories of the 2011 revolution.

Jun 29, 2015 / Juan Cole

The Civil War in Syria Is Invisible—but This Anonymous Film Collective Is Changing That

The Civil War in Syria Is Invisible—but This Anonymous Film Collective Is Changing That The Civil War in Syria Is Invisible—but This Anonymous Film Collective Is Changing That

Abounaddara has been chronicling the hidden moments of the war, week after week.

Jun 29, 2015 / Moustafa Bayoumi

SEIU Wage Protest

Shouldn’t Home Care Workers Earn a Living Wage? Shouldn’t Home Care Workers Earn a Living Wage?

Massachusetts’s disability and senior care workers just got a major pay raise.

Jun 29, 2015 / Michelle Chen

2008 Republican National Convention

In the Wake of Charleston, Fox News Is Perplexed on Just What the Confederate Flag and the N-Word Mean In the Wake of Charleston, Fox News Is Perplexed on Just What the Confederate Flag and the N-Word Mean

Are civil rights just an exercise in symbol management?

Jun 29, 2015 / Leslie Savan

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