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I Went to Prison for Exposing the CIA’s Torture Program. Why Are the People Responsible for It Walking Free?

I Went to Prison for Exposing the CIA’s Torture Program. Why Are the People Responsible for It Walking Free? I Went to Prison for Exposing the CIA’s Torture Program. Why Are the People Responsible for It Walking Free?

There’s still time for President Obama to order the Justice Department to prosecute the perpetrators.

May 20, 2015 / John Kiriakou and Foreign Policy In Focus

How the Money Primary Is Undermining Voting Rights

How the Money Primary Is Undermining Voting Rights How the Money Primary Is Undermining Voting Rights

Fifty years ago, African-Americans were denied the right to vote. Now the vast majority of Americans are being denied the rightful value of their vote.

May 19, 2015 / Feature / Ari Berman

This Is What Happens When You Slash Funding for Public Universities

This Is What Happens When You Slash Funding for Public Universities This Is What Happens When You Slash Funding for Public Universities

Like other struggling schools, the University of Arizona is raising out-of-state tuition—and courting the affluent students who can afford to pay it.

May 19, 2015 / Feature / Michelle Goldberg

Neo-McCarthyism and the US Media

Neo-McCarthyism and the US Media Neo-McCarthyism and the US Media

The crusade to ban Russia policy critics

May 19, 2015 / Feature / James Carden

The Not-So-Feminist History of Wonder Woman

The Not-So-Feminist History of Wonder Woman The Not-So-Feminist History of Wonder Woman

The superheroine’s polygamous creator exploited the love and labor of the women who were his inspiration.

May 19, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Emily Greenhouse

How Long Have We Really Been ‘One Nation Under God’?

How Long Have We Really Been ‘One Nation Under God’? How Long Have We Really Been ‘One Nation Under God’?

Kevin Kruse’s new book explores how “Christian America” was invented to fight FDR’s New Deal.

May 19, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Molly Worthen

Having a Wedding? A Sweet 16? Consider One of Brazil’s World Cup Stadiums!

Having a Wedding? A Sweet 16? Consider One of Brazil’s World Cup Stadiums! Having a Wedding? A Sweet 16? Consider One of Brazil’s World Cup Stadiums!

Who could have predicted that Brazil’s World Cup buildup would have disastrous results—other than everyone not financially vested in its success?

May 19, 2015 / Dave Zirin

What’s Wrong With the Federal Death Penalty

What’s Wrong With the Federal Death Penalty What’s Wrong With the Federal Death Penalty

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death by a federal jury in a state that firmly repudiates capital punishment.

May 19, 2015 / Bruce Shapiro

Bernie Sanders Has a Plan: Tax Wall Street and Make College Free

Bernie Sanders Has a Plan: Tax Wall Street and Make College Free Bernie Sanders Has a Plan: Tax Wall Street and Make College Free

A Robin Hood Tax on financial transactions could make higher education available for all.

May 19, 2015 / John Nichols

9 Headlines We Guarantee You’ll See Again Sooner Than You Think

9 Headlines We Guarantee You’ll See Again Sooner Than You Think 9 Headlines We Guarantee You’ll See Again Sooner Than You Think

From toddlers with guns to wedding parties hit by drones, here’s the news for tomorrow.

May 19, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt

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