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Sexual Harassment Is Not a Disease, But It Surely Is an Epidemic

Sexual Harassment Is Not a Disease, But It Surely Is an Epidemic Sexual Harassment Is Not a Disease, But It Surely Is an Epidemic

San Diego Mayor Bob Filner’s seeking medical help for allegations of sexual harassment redirects our attention away from the real psychological and social harm that his victi...

Jul 30, 2013 / Salamishah Tillet

Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Egypt’s Increasingly Repressive Political Order

Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Egypt’s Increasingly Repressive Political Order Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Egypt’s Increasingly Repressive Political Order

Despite EU attempts to broker a peaceful political settlement, the prospect of continued bloodshed is very real.

Jul 30, 2013 / Press Room

Student Power ’13 Student Power ’13

Last year’s Convergence, the first of its kind, inspired and informed a year of unified student action. There are still spots left for this year's confab.

Jul 30, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

The GOP Misunderstands the ‘War on Women’

The GOP Misunderstands the ‘War on Women’ The GOP Misunderstands the ‘War on Women’

The Republican Party has shown nothing but disdain for the real needs of actual women.

Jul 30, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Obama: Just Say No to Larry Summers

Obama: Just Say No to Larry Summers Obama: Just Say No to Larry Summers

Appointing Summers to head the Federal Reserve would only rub salt in the wounds of the disappearing middle class.

Jul 30, 2013 / Robert Scheer

Goodbye to All That (Water)

Goodbye to All That (Water) Goodbye to All That (Water)

Field notes from a drying west.

Jul 30, 2013 / William deBuys

Al Qaeda and the Iraq-Syria Civil War

Al Qaeda and the Iraq-Syria Civil War Al Qaeda and the Iraq-Syria Civil War

The carnage in Iraq is escalating, even as the Islamist-led rebellion in Syria seems unending.

Jul 30, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Politicians in Your Bedroom

Politicians in Your Bedroom Politicians in Your Bedroom

The newest way to keep children safe is by criminalizing consensual sex.

Jul 30, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

[UPDATED] From #Nerdland to Congress?

[UPDATED] From #Nerdland to Congress? [UPDATED] From #Nerdland to Congress?

Congresswoman Barbara Lee asks Chairman Paul Ryan to allow Tianna Gaines-Turner—a Witness to Hunger—to testify at his hearing tomorrow.

Jul 30, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

Will a Botched Coast Guard Contract Come Back to Bite James Comey?

Will a Botched Coast Guard Contract Come Back to Bite James Comey? Will a Botched Coast Guard Contract Come Back to Bite James Comey?

As general counsel of Lockheed Martin, Comey rejected a whistleblower’s claim that a $24 billion Coast Guard project was riddled with problems. The whistleblower was right&md...

Jul 29, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

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