Society

Before RVW

Before RVW Before RVW

Women’s rights can’t go backwards to Trump’s ideal 1950s America.

Dec 12, 2017 / OppArt / Rose Deler

Elderly inmates

Our Prison Population Is Getting Older and Older Our Prison Population Is Getting Older and Older

Could programs like compassionate release provide refuge from a criminal-justice system run amok?

Dec 11, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Michael Bennett

These 2 NFL Players Stood Up for Palestine—and It Didn’t Kill Their Careers These 2 NFL Players Stood Up for Palestine—and It Didn’t Kill Their Careers

In February, Michael Bennett and Kenny Stills refused to attend a public-relations trip to Israel. Now they’ve been nominated for the NFL Man of the Year award.

Dec 11, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Drone Afghanistan

What Will It Take for America to Wake Up to the Horrifying Reality of US Warfare? What Will It Take for America to Wake Up to the Horrifying Reality of US Warfare?

The great majority of the American people remain studiously indifferent to the charade being played out before their eyes.

Dec 11, 2017 / Andrew J. Bacevich

It’s Time to End Mass Incarceration

It’s Time to End Mass Incarceration It’s Time to End Mass Incarceration

Locking up more and more people for longer and longer won’t make us safer.

Dec 11, 2017 / Brave New Films

Israeli police Palestinian youth

US Tax Dollars Must Not Be Used to Detain Palestinian Children US Tax Dollars Must Not Be Used to Detain Palestinian Children

It’s time to stand up for the human rights of Palestinian children who are mistreated and abused in the Israeli-military detention system.

Dec 11, 2017 / Betty McCollum

Palestinian Women Protesting

Palestine’s First Intifada Is Still a Model for Grassroots Resistance Palestine’s First Intifada Is Still a Model for Grassroots Resistance

A new film reminds us of the power of united, nonviolent action.

Dec 8, 2017 / Sarah Aziza

Sheeran, Malone, Mars

Songs of Aggression Songs of Aggression

A review of popular music reveals striking and distressing similarities in the way men talk about and deal with women in today’s society.

Dec 8, 2017 / David Hajdu

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The Racist Right Looks Left The Racist Right Looks Left

At Richard Spencer’s secret conference, white supremacists denounce corporate capitalism.

Dec 8, 2017 / Donna Minkowitz

Jerusalem Israeli soldiers

Trump’s Jerusalem Gambit Will Speed the Colonization of Palestinian Lands Trump’s Jerusalem Gambit Will Speed the Colonization of Palestinian Lands

But Palestinians will continue to seek ways to secure their rights to freedom and equality.

Dec 7, 2017 / Nadia Hijab and Zena Agha

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