Forced Sterilizations and the Future of the Women’s Movement Forced Sterilizations and the Future of the Women’s Movement
Correctional institutions collectively are the second largest provider of reproductive health services in the country—but most politicians and pundits ignore incarcerated wom...
Jul 9, 2013 / Salamishah Tillet
Disaster in Quebec Reveals Regulatory Lapse Disaster in Quebec Reveals Regulatory Lapse
Train derailment highlights a significant lack of oversight over the shipment of oil via rail, but that’s only one of the hazards of the North American oil boom.
Jul 9, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
Meet the Conservatives Who Campaigned for Apartheid South Africa Meet the Conservatives Who Campaigned for Apartheid South Africa
Grover Norquist, Jack Abramoff and Jeff Flake all spent their early years trying to end the divestment movement.
Jul 9, 2013 / Sam Kleiner
Think Tank Releasing Rival Bangladesh Safety Accord Receives Funds From Walmart and Its Lobbyists Think Tank Releasing Rival Bangladesh Safety Accord Receives Funds From Walmart and Its Lobbyists
The think tank presenting a rival safety plan for Bangladesh garment factories maintains close financial ties to Walmart and other US-based retailers that have refused to adhere to...
Jul 9, 2013 / Lee Fang
Political Violence and Privilege Political Violence and Privilege
Why violent right-wing extremism doesn’t scare Americans.
Jul 9, 2013 / Matthew Harwood
Congress Is Blocking Aid to Syria’s Rebels Congress Is Blocking Aid to Syria’s Rebels
Yes, our Congress. It’s doing that.
Jul 9, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Do We Have the Will to Fight for the Jobless? Do We Have the Will to Fight for the Jobless?
Despite another lackluster jobs report, Washington has lost the urgency to address unemployment.
Jul 9, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Gift From the United States to Mideast Zealots A Gift From the United States to Mideast Zealots
Washington again displays its hypocrisy by failing to label the arrest of Egypt’s freely elected president by the military a coup.
Jul 9, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Sixty-Four Arrested at ‘Moral Monday’ Abortion Access Protest in North Carolina Sixty-Four Arrested at ‘Moral Monday’ Abortion Access Protest in North Carolina
More than 700 people have been arrested in the weekly “Moral Monday” protests in North Carolina.
Jul 9, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
The Sin of Journalism The Sin of Journalism
Reporting may be the worst crime of all.
Jul 9, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow