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
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 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
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)
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
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
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?
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?
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
