Students Storm Christie-Corbett Fundraiser, Sideline Westboro Baptists and #RiseNGrind Students Storm Christie-Corbett Fundraiser, Sideline Westboro Baptists and #RiseNGrind
As the school year ends—and fall elections heat up—students walk out, tape up and unionize for justice.
Jun 15, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Dispatches From Brazil’s World Cup: ‘No One Lives Here Anymore’ Dispatches From Brazil’s World Cup: ‘No One Lives Here Anymore’
At a favela five minutes from Brazil’s most famous stadium, every family has been removed by force.
Jun 15, 2014 / Dave Zirin
When Jonathan Schell Introduced Me to Robert McNamara When Jonathan Schell Introduced Me to Robert McNamara
Jonathan’s unique ability to build bridges brought together this child of a red-diaper baby with a core member of LBJ’s war cabinet in common cause.
Jun 13, 2014 / Peter Rothberg
California Just Abolished Due Process for Public School Teachers California Just Abolished Due Process for Public School Teachers
Hardline reformers are using Vergara v. State of California to dismantle tenure in other states.
Jun 13, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Bernie Sanders Is Beating the Austerity Hawks Bernie Sanders Is Beating the Austerity Hawks
Vermont senator aligns with McCain, secures 97-3 win for $35 billion plan to renew VA.
Jun 13, 2014 / John Nichols
At the Frontlines, Youth Continue to Fight Queer and Trans Homelessness At the Frontlines, Youth Continue to Fight Queer and Trans Homelessness
Pride month begins in Washington Square Park with the continued legacy of the LGBT Rally for the Homeless.
Jun 13, 2014 / StudentNation / Hannah Gold and StudentNation
Autopsy Report: Oklahoma Officials Failed to Properly Insert IV During Botched Execution Autopsy Report: Oklahoma Officials Failed to Properly Insert IV During Botched Execution
An independent autoposy report raises serious questions about the medical professionals who carried out Clayton Lockett’s botched execution.
Jun 13, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
On ‘Tonight,’ Christie Yuks It Up, but the NJ Pension Crisis Looms Big On ‘Tonight,’ Christie Yuks It Up, but the NJ Pension Crisis Looms Big
Protests by union members, environmentalists, and others are growing.
Jun 13, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
How Iraq’s Crisis Got Started, and How it Didn’t How Iraq’s Crisis Got Started, and How it Didn’t
Tens of thousands may die, but ending the war in Iraq is now in the hands of Iran and Saudi Arabia, not the United States.
Jun 13, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
Elections and Peace Talks Won’t Stem Colombia’s Violence Elections and Peace Talks Won’t Stem Colombia’s Violence
The presidential run-off this weekend and talks with the FARC are obscuring horrific violence in places like Buenaventura—and US multinationals are deeply implicated.
Jun 13, 2014 / Michael Norby and Brian Fitzpatrick