Society

‘At Least Under Apartheid…’: South Africa as the World Cup Kicks Off

‘At Least Under Apartheid…’: South Africa as the World Cup Kicks Off ‘At Least Under Apartheid…’: South Africa as the World Cup Kicks Off

The excitement that accompanies the start of the World Cup shouldn't blind us to the dramatic inequality in the country, and FIFA's heavy hand in the preparations.

Jun 10, 2010 / Dave Zirin

You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught

Despite conservative attempts to whitewash what they learn in school, young Americans are a diverse and tolerant bunch—and they know it.

Jun 9, 2010 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry

Robot Rock Robot Rock

Video may have killed the radio star, but the vocoder liberates her voice.

Jun 9, 2010 / Books & the Arts / J. Gabriel Boylan

On the Vilification of Helen Thomas On the Vilification of Helen Thomas

The media tirade against the veteran White House reporter is as illogical as it is hysterical.

Jun 9, 2010 / Robert Scheer

Helen Thomas was Wrong, but Who’s Right? Helen Thomas was Wrong, but Who’s Right?

One can't help thinking that the grande dame of the White House press corps would have gotten less grief if she'd  purposely cheated the financial system and took taxpayer mon...

Jun 8, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Report Finds Evidence of Medical Experimentation at Black Sites

Report Finds Evidence of Medical Experimentation at Black Sites Report Finds Evidence of Medical Experimentation at Black Sites

Doctors and psychologists weren't only observing "enhanced" interrogations. They were using information gathered to create a legal defense for those who authorized tortur...

Jun 8, 2010 / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

The Playing Field as Battlefield

The Playing Field as Battlefield The Playing Field as Battlefield

The CIA and me and other adventures in American sports.

Jun 8, 2010 / Lewis Lapham

Hot Plate: An Interview With Anna Lappé

Hot Plate: An Interview With Anna Lappé Hot Plate: An Interview With Anna Lappé

Anna Lappé, author of Diet for a Hot Planet, dishes on connections between what we eat and our warming planet.

Jun 8, 2010 / Tom Philpott

Isn’t There Some Room for Helen Thomas? Isn’t There Some Room for Helen Thomas?

Thomas's remarks were offensive, but considering her journalistic moxie and courage over many decades, isn't there room for someone who made a mistake, apologized for it and wants ...

Jun 7, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Wikileaks Whistleblower Says Docs Show ‘Almost Criminal Political Dealings’ Wikileaks Whistleblower Says Docs Show ‘Almost Criminal Political Dealings’

A US military intelligence analyst, who claimed to be the source for the Wikileaks "Collateral Murder" video, has reportedly been arrested. But the biggest story here may...

Jun 7, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

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