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How Sensational News Stories Distract Us From Real Crises

How Sensational News Stories Distract Us From Real Crises How Sensational News Stories Distract Us From Real Crises

Behind the scrim of the familiar and the empty, there lies a new, unnerving age that no one cares to focus on. 

Apr 3, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt

Dude, de Blasio Should Totally Go the Informal Route

Dude, de Blasio Should Totally Go the Informal Route Dude, de Blasio Should Totally Go the Informal Route

The mayor wants to break down some of the barriers that distance power from people. Good call.

Apr 3, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy

How Indigenous Communities in Honduras Are Resisting US-Backed Multinationals

How Indigenous Communities in Honduras Are Resisting US-Backed Multinationals How Indigenous Communities in Honduras Are Resisting US-Backed Multinationals

Rio Blanco is just one of many communuties that have been fighting destructive dam projects.

Apr 2, 2014 / Beverly Bell and Foreign Policy In Focus

Lawmakers Ask Obama for a Tally of People Killed by Drones

Lawmakers Ask Obama for a Tally of People Killed by Drones Lawmakers Ask Obama for a Tally of People Killed by Drones

A bipartisan bill introduced Wednesday asks the administration to make a clearer distinction between combatants and civilians.

Apr 2, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Fox News Attacks When Black Women Clap Back

Fox News Attacks When Black Women Clap Back Fox News Attacks When Black Women Clap Back

The network has long gone after progressive black leaders. Last month it targeted two women far outside the Beltway.

Apr 2, 2014 / Dani McClain

The McCutcheon Decision Is Disastrous—Here’s How You Can Fight Back

The McCutcheon Decision Is Disastrous—Here’s How You Can Fight Back The McCutcheon Decision Is Disastrous—Here’s How You Can Fight Back

Join the growing movement in support of a constitutional amendment overturning Citizens United and ending the ever-growing influx of big money into our politics.

Apr 2, 2014 / NationAction

Federal Bill Calls on Universities to Enact Anti-Harassment Policies

Federal Bill Calls on Universities to Enact Anti-Harassment Policies Federal Bill Calls on Universities to Enact Anti-Harassment Policies

A new bill in Congress calls on universities to pro-actively address harassment, or risk losing federal funds.

Apr 2, 2014 / StudentNation / Matthew Lloyd-Thomas, Wesley Yiin, and StudentNation

Can Soccer Save the Left?

Can Soccer Save the Left? Can Soccer Save the Left?

In the London neighborhood of Forest Gate, the spark of a soccer revolution is brewing.

Apr 2, 2014 / Mark Bergfeld

#CancelColbert and the Return of the Anti-Liberal Left

#CancelColbert and the Return of the Anti-Liberal Left #CancelColbert and the Return of the Anti-Liberal Left

The left can only afford to be contemptuous of liberal values when the right isn't in charge. 

Apr 2, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

Rick Perry Says Texas Won’t Comply With Federal Standards to Curb Prison Rape

Rick Perry Says Texas Won’t Comply With Federal Standards to Curb Prison Rape Rick Perry Says Texas Won’t Comply With Federal Standards to Curb Prison Rape

Texas consistently has some of the highest national rates of prison rape.

Apr 2, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

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