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Why You Should Worry About the Election of Narendra Modi in India

Why You Should Worry About the Election of Narendra Modi in India Why You Should Worry About the Election of Narendra Modi in India

The BJP and its sister group, the paramilitary RSS, could accelerate sectarian divisions and, perhaps, worsen the conflict with Pakistan.

May 16, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

Why This Missouri Death Row Inmate Wants His Execution Videotaped

Why This Missouri Death Row Inmate Wants His Execution Videotaped Why This Missouri Death Row Inmate Wants His Execution Videotaped

“If Missouri officials are confident enough to execute Russell Bucklew, they should be confident enough to videotape it.”

May 16, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

Inquiry Into Bridgegate Provides Clues That Christie Knew About the Lane Closures

Inquiry Into Bridgegate Provides Clues That Christie Knew About the Lane Closures Inquiry Into Bridgegate Provides Clues That Christie Knew About the Lane Closures

Christie’s former top political aide and the governor’s spokesman dispute each other’s recollections.

May 16, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

We’re Going to Be Talking About Reparations This Year

We’re Going to Be Talking About Reparations This Year We’re Going to Be Talking About Reparations This Year

The labor of generations of black bodies has created massive amounts of wealth for everyone but the people whose work was exploited. And we’ve continued to suffer the consequ...

May 16, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith

The Fast-Food Worker Movement Has Gone Global

The Fast-Food Worker Movement Has Gone Global The Fast-Food Worker Movement Has Gone Global

In a show of international solidarity, scores of fast food workers in about thirty countries walked off the job to push for improved working conditions and higher wages.

May 16, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Critical Condition Critical Condition

Taking the measure of crossword commenters

May 15, 2014 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Jill Abramson Was Right

Jill Abramson Was Right Jill Abramson Was Right

The former Times executive editor seems to have been pushed out for defending fundamental journalistic principles. 

May 15, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

Impossible Choices: Fast-Food Workers Explain Why They’re Striking

Impossible Choices: Fast-Food Workers Explain Why They’re Striking Impossible Choices: Fast-Food Workers Explain Why They’re Striking

The campaign for higher wages in the fast food industry goes global. 

May 15, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Next Week, Alabama’s Backdoor Abortion Ban Goes on Trial

Next Week, Alabama’s Backdoor Abortion Ban Goes on Trial Next Week, Alabama’s Backdoor Abortion Ban Goes on Trial

Three of the state’s five clinics may have to close their doors. Here’s what’s at stake.

May 15, 2014 / Dani McClain

Terror and Impunity in Kashmir

Terror and Impunity in Kashmir Terror and Impunity in Kashmir

Violence against civilians is endemic in Indian Kashmir, where activists are fighting back against a culture of official impunity.

May 15, 2014 / Shubh Mathur and Foreign Policy In Focus

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