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Duke University Coach Mike Krzyzewski Is a Profile in Cowardice

Duke University Coach Mike Krzyzewski Is a Profile in Cowardice Duke University Coach Mike Krzyzewski Is a Profile in Cowardice

The most important coach in college basketball has decided to take a pass on whether he stands with the RFRA law that’s animating this year’s Final Four.

Apr 1, 2015 / Dave Zirin

April 1, 1901: Whittaker Chambers Is Born

April 1, 1901: Whittaker Chambers Is Born April 1, 1901: Whittaker Chambers Is Born

Whittaker Chambers, a Wobbly and a hobo before he was a a red-hunter, published poetry in The Nation in the 1920s.

Apr 1, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

Blackwater: One of the Pentagon’s Top Contractors for Afghanistan Training

Blackwater: One of the Pentagon’s Top Contractors for Afghanistan Training Blackwater: One of the Pentagon’s Top Contractors for Afghanistan Training

A Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction report reveals the major recipients of DoD's Afghanistan reconstruction programs.

Mar 31, 2015 / Tim Shorrock

Why ‘The Nation’ Is Suing the Federal Government

Why ‘The Nation’ Is Suing the Federal Government Why ‘The Nation’ Is Suing the Federal Government

The NSA is monitoring almost all of our international communications. This is a fundamental violation of First and Fourth Amendment rights.

Mar 31, 2015 / The Editors

Trevor Noah’s Tweets Are Awful and Sexist. Don’t Fire Him for Them.

Trevor Noah’s Tweets Are Awful and Sexist. Don’t Fire Him for Them. Trevor Noah’s Tweets Are Awful and Sexist. Don’t Fire Him for Them.

The best response to the new Daily Show host’s sexism would be to put more women in the writers’ room.

Mar 31, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Michelle Goldberg

Moving the Final Four out of Indiana Would Be One Hell of a Political Statement

Moving the Final Four out of Indiana Would Be One Hell of a Political Statement Moving the Final Four out of Indiana Would Be One Hell of a Political Statement

If the NCAA is serious about its opposition to Indiana's religious freedom law they should move the Final Four

Mar 31, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Even Indiana Republicans Are Telling Mike Pence His Discrimination Law Is Wrong

Even Indiana Republicans Are Telling Mike Pence His Discrimination Law Is Wrong Even Indiana Republicans Are Telling Mike Pence His Discrimination Law Is Wrong

Pressed by GOP mayor and state’s largest paper, governor moves to rework law condemned by LGBT groups.

Mar 31, 2015 / John Nichols

If You Die Poor or Alone in New York City, You’ll Be Buried by Prisoners in a Mass Grave

If You Die Poor or Alone in New York City, You’ll Be Buried by Prisoners in a Mass Grave If You Die Poor or Alone in New York City, You’ll Be Buried by Prisoners in a Mass Grave

In New York and other cities, activists are pushing back against the persistence of inequality in death, as in life.

Mar 31, 2015 / Sarah Goodyear

Animal Education

Animal Education Animal Education

War between men and dogs looms in the Budapest of White God; Ethan Hawke pays homage to New York City’s greatest piano teacher in Seymour: An Introduction.

Mar 31, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Into the Woods

Into the Woods Into the Woods

The fight between terrorism and tourism in Algeria’s Atlas Mountains.

Mar 31, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Malika Rahal

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