Society

Can Ferguson’s Protests Build a Nationwide Movement Against Police Violence?

Can Ferguson’s Protests Build a Nationwide Movement Against Police Violence? Can Ferguson’s Protests Build a Nationwide Movement Against Police Violence?

More than sixty days after the killing of Michael Brown, Ferguson October is building momentum against police violence.

Oct 14, 2014 / Melissa Harris-Perry

‘Evolution of a Criminal’: A Conversation With Filmmaker Darius Clark Monroe

‘Evolution of a Criminal’: A Conversation With Filmmaker Darius Clark Monroe ‘Evolution of a Criminal’: A Conversation With Filmmaker Darius Clark Monroe

Filmmaker Darius Clark Monroe on his documentary.

Oct 14, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Mychal Denzel Smith

How One Man Refused to Spy on Fellow Muslims for the FBI—and Then Lost Everything

How One Man Refused to Spy on Fellow Muslims for the FBI—and Then Lost Everything How One Man Refused to Spy on Fellow Muslims for the FBI—and Then Lost Everything

The case of Ayyub Abdul-Alim fits a decades-long pattern of government criminalization of African-American Muslims.

Oct 14, 2014 / Arun Kundnani, Emily Keppler, and Muki Najaer

How the ‘War on Women’ Is Deepening Racial Inequality

How the ‘War on Women’ Is Deepening Racial Inequality How the ‘War on Women’ Is Deepening Racial Inequality

A new report suggests that racial disparities in women’s health are aggravated by states’ refusal to expand Medicaid.

Oct 14, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Affirmative Consent as State Law in California

Affirmative Consent as State Law in California Affirmative Consent as State Law in California

The state of California has adopted a new framework of consent for colleges and universities which will have widespread implications for prosecuting sexual assault.

Oct 14, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Immaculate Criticism: The Beltway Hops Aboard Leon Panetta’s Book Tour

Immaculate Criticism: The Beltway Hops Aboard Leon Panetta’s Book Tour Immaculate Criticism: The Beltway Hops Aboard Leon Panetta’s Book Tour

Eric on The New Yorker Festival and Reed on the lazy Beltway boosterism of Leon Panetta's new book.

Oct 14, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

#FergusonOctober Comes to Monday Night Football

#FergusonOctober Comes to Monday Night Football #FergusonOctober Comes to Monday Night Football

Ferguson October protesters want football fans to know that "Black lives matter, on and off the field."

Oct 14, 2014 / Dave Zirin

Brain Cancer Cases Shot Up in This Florida Town—Is a Defense Contractor to Blame?

Brain Cancer Cases Shot Up in This Florida Town—Is a Defense Contractor to Blame? Brain Cancer Cases Shot Up in This Florida Town—Is a Defense Contractor to Blame?

For years, radioactive waste has seeped into swampland, canals—even drinking water. Now a few families are fighting to hold the polluters accountable.

Oct 14, 2014 / Feature / Sharon Lerner

Big Soda Is Outspending Its Opposition 10-to-1 to Fight a Soda Tax in Berkeley

Big Soda Is Outspending Its Opposition 10-to-1 to Fight a Soda Tax in Berkeley Big Soda Is Outspending Its Opposition 10-to-1 to Fight a Soda Tax in Berkeley

Berkeley residents overwhelmingly support the measure, but beverage companies are fighting back.

Oct 14, 2014 / Anna Lappé

The Counter-Intuitivist

The Counter-Intuitivist The Counter-Intuitivist

Prepare to have your mind blown.

Oct 13, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

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