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A Step Toward Holding Colleges Accountable for Campus Sexual Assault

A Step Toward Holding Colleges Accountable for Campus Sexual Assault A Step Toward Holding Colleges Accountable for Campus Sexual Assault

Earlier this month, we joined Know Your IX to call on Congress to give the Department of Education the tools to hold colleges responsible for campus sexual assault. A bill introduc...

Jul 30, 2014 / Sarah Arnold and NationAction

Why the Children Fleeing Central America Will Not Stop Coming

Why the Children Fleeing Central America Will Not Stop Coming Why the Children Fleeing Central America Will Not Stop Coming

At the root of the border crisis is a wave of violence that the United States helped to create.

Jul 30, 2014 / Feature / Óscar Martínez

Should Buying Sex Be Illegal?

Should Buying Sex Be Illegal? Should Buying Sex Be Illegal?

The so-called “Swedish model” banning the purchase but not the sale of sex is catching on in Europe. But does it work? And for whom?

Jul 30, 2014 / Feature / Michelle Goldberg

Why It’s Time to Repeal the Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Why It’s Time to Repeal the Religious Freedom Restoration Act Why It’s Time to Repeal the Religious Freedom Restoration Act

The law, passed in 1993 with near-unanimous support, has become an excuse for bigotry, superstition and sectarianism.

Jul 30, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The ‘New York Times’ Editorial Board Calls for the Legalization of Marijuana The ‘New York Times’ Editorial Board Calls for the Legalization of Marijuana

The vision of these editors We always had was wrong. They’re not some guys with pipes and tweeds. They’re more like Cheech and Chong.

Jul 30, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Why Does This Nation of Immigrants Always Imprison ‘The Other’?

Why Does This Nation of Immigrants Always Imprison ‘The Other’? Why Does This Nation of Immigrants Always Imprison ‘The Other’?

Has the romanticization of American history allowed the resurgence of discriminatory practices in recent episodes of crisis?

Jul 30, 2014 / Erin Corbett and Back Issues

The Centerpiece of Obama’s Energy Policy Will Actually Make Climate Change Worse

The Centerpiece of Obama’s Energy Policy Will Actually Make Climate Change Worse The Centerpiece of Obama’s Energy Policy Will Actually Make Climate Change Worse

Wishful thinking and corporate greed are leading us down the wrong path to solving our climate crisis.

Jul 28, 2014 / Naomi Oreskes

Leading Civil Rights Group Just Sold Out on Net Neutrality

Leading Civil Rights Group Just Sold Out on Net Neutrality Leading Civil Rights Group Just Sold Out on Net Neutrality

Civil rights groups seem willing to sell out their own members for a buck.

Jul 25, 2014 / Lee Fang

On Gaza, the Border Crisis and Police Brutality, a National Youth Groundswell

On Gaza, the Border Crisis and Police Brutality, a National Youth Groundswell On Gaza, the Border Crisis and Police Brutality, a National Youth Groundswell

What does Renisha McBride have to do with Tariq Kdheir? For young people across the country, everything.

Jul 25, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Why Is a Nice Network Like MSNBC Silencing Protest Over Pro-Israeli Coverage?

Why Is a Nice Network Like MSNBC Silencing Protest Over Pro-Israeli Coverage? Why Is a Nice Network Like MSNBC Silencing Protest Over Pro-Israeli Coverage?

Now that former MSNBC contributor Rula Jebreal has been canned for stating the obvious—that Israeli voices overwhelmingly outnumber those of Palestinians, including at MSNBC—will a...

Jul 24, 2014 / Leslie Savan

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