Obstacles Limit Targets and Pace of Strikes on ISIS Obstacles Limit Targets and Pace of Strikes on ISIS
—Headline, The New York Times
Nov 12, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
This Is What a Feminist Looks Like in Mauritius This Is What a Feminist Looks Like in Mauritius
A political scandal in Britain draws attention to labor exploitation that extends far beyond a single T-shirt.
Nov 12, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Fall Interns’ Recommended Reading Fall Interns’ Recommended Reading
Need some reading suggestions? See below for recommended reads from our brilliant group of fall interns:
Nov 12, 2014 / Books & the Arts / StudentNation
Former Gitmo Detainee: ‘It Is Time to Prosecute Those Responsible for My Torture’ Former Gitmo Detainee: ‘It Is Time to Prosecute Those Responsible for My Torture’
As the UN Committee Against Torture meets in Geneva, Murat Kurnaz urges justice for those detained and tortured at Guantánamo.
Nov 12, 2014 / Murat Kurnaz
How One California City Began Bringing Its Murder Rate Down—Without Cops How One California City Began Bringing Its Murder Rate Down—Without Cops
While other cities have embraced heavy-handed policing tactics, Richmond, California, has offered mentoring and money to its most at-risk young men.
Nov 12, 2014 / Heather Tirado Gilligan
How California’s Prison Reform Law Will Fight Overincarceration of Women How California’s Prison Reform Law Will Fight Overincarceration of Women
Prop 47 offers relief to Californians punished for low-level, nonviolent crimes of poverty, which means it could be especially beneficial for women caught up in the criminal justic...
Nov 12, 2014 / Dani McClain
Democrats: The Party of Pablum Democrats: The Party of Pablum
How else can we explain voters who chose Mitch McConnell senators and Elizabeth Warren policies?
Nov 11, 2014 / Feature / John Nichols
Shrinking the Vote Shrinking the Vote
Voters in fourteen states faced new restrictions, and in several races, disenfranchised voters could have changed the outcome.
Nov 11, 2014 / Feature / Ari Berman
The GOP Senate: Worry! The GOP Senate: Worry!
From blocking nominees to launching pointless investigations to deregulating everything, the new Senate is poised to wreak havoc.
Nov 11, 2014 / Feature / George Zornick
How the Democratic Party Lost Its Soul How the Democratic Party Lost Its Soul
The trouble started when the party abandoned its working-class base.
Nov 11, 2014 / Feature / William Greider