Society

Stalin Resurgent, Again

Stalin Resurgent, Again Stalin Resurgent, Again

Russia has long been deeply divided over Stalin’s role in history, with pro-Stalin sentiments surging in times of domestic hardships or perceptions of foreign threats.

Jun 1, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Man at work

Employer Wellness Programs Are a Great Idea—Right? Employer Wellness Programs Are a Great Idea—Right?

When “rewards” for good health punish the vulnerable, prevention may be worse than disease.

Jun 1, 2016 / Michelle Chen

The National-Security Exposé So Secret Even Edward Snowden Didn’t Know About It

The National-Security Exposé So Secret Even Edward Snowden Didn’t Know About It The National-Security Exposé So Secret Even Edward Snowden Didn’t Know About It

A former senior Pentagon official shows how broken our whistleblower system really is.

Jun 1, 2016 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard

Ken Starr

Ken Starr’s Misogyny Comes Home To Roost Ken Starr’s Misogyny Comes Home To Roost

The Baylor president—and onetime Clinton inquisitor—has been removed from his office after a scandalous report about ignoring rape allegations against the school’s football team.

Jun 1, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Trump Rolling Thunder Rally

Here Is a List of People Donald Trump Insulted Last Week Here Is a List of People Donald Trump Insulted Last Week

Mitt Romney, Susana Martinez, ABC’s Tom Llamas, CNN’s Jim Acosta, vets, his own supporters—and more!

May 31, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Didn’t Fix Racist Jury Selection The Supreme Court Didn’t Fix Racist Jury Selection

Timothy Foster got justice, but prosecutors still have wide leeway to exclude black jurors.

May 31, 2016 / Kami Chavis

A New Campaign to Hold Wall Street Accountable Emerges

A New Campaign to Hold Wall Street Accountable Emerges A New Campaign to Hold Wall Street Accountable Emerges

Take on Wall Street sets the stage for the next wave of financial reform.  

May 31, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Congress Democrats

Democratic Leadership Is Missing in Action on Mass Incarceration Democratic Leadership Is Missing in Action on Mass Incarceration

Sentencing reform will be a compromise between moderate and conservative Republicans, unless Democrats finally come to the table.

May 31, 2016 / Inimai M. Chettiar and Ames Grawert

Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Reince Priebus

Tell Democratic and Republican Leaders to Get On Board With Ending Mass Incarceration Tell Democratic and Republican Leaders to Get On Board With Ending Mass Incarceration

Past party platforms have not only failed to call for reform—they’ve championed tougher punishments.

May 31, 2016 / NationAction

The Afterlife of Polaroid

The Afterlife of Polaroid The Afterlife of Polaroid

The company presents a case study in photography as a phenomenon of the instantaneous.

May 27, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Frances Richard

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