Society

Whodunit? Liberals!

Whodunit? Liberals! Whodunit? Liberals!

From celebrity deaths to the crisis of the middle class, it’s all their fault.

Feb 19, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman

Freelance Stop-and-Shoot

Freelance Stop-and-Shoot Freelance Stop-and-Shoot

The murder of Jordan Davis—like that of Renisha McBride, Trayvon Martin and so many others—reflects a racist culture in which the black body is considered fair game.

Feb 19, 2014 / Column / Gary Younge

Sochi 2014: Where Pussy Riot Gets Whipped by Cossacks

Sochi 2014: Where Pussy Riot Gets Whipped by Cossacks Sochi 2014: Where Pussy Riot Gets Whipped by Cossacks

In a sickening display, Putin’s security forces unleash barbarism as a stark warning to others.

Feb 19, 2014 / Dave Zirin

Sochi Unofficially Bans Protest (Unless You’re an American Homophobe)

Sochi Unofficially Bans Protest (Unless You’re an American Homophobe) Sochi Unofficially Bans Protest (Unless You’re an American Homophobe)

The brief detention of Pussy Riot members is only the latest in a series of oppressive arrests at this Olympics.

Feb 18, 2014 / Alec Luhn

Katrina vanden Heuvel: An Important Month for Obamacare

Katrina vanden Heuvel: An Important Month for Obamacare Katrina vanden Heuvel: An Important Month for Obamacare

The Nation’s editor celebrated the recent successes of the Affordable Care Act in a roundtable on ABC’s This Week.

Feb 18, 2014 / Press Room

Mychal Denzel Smith: We Live in a ‘Racist Society’

Mychal Denzel Smith: We Live in a ‘Racist Society’ Mychal Denzel Smith: We Live in a ‘Racist Society’

Just by virtue of being born black in America, young men like Jordan Davis and Trayvon Martin face violence daily.

Feb 18, 2014 / Press Room

Jordan Davis and the Refrain of Black Death

Jordan Davis and the Refrain of Black Death Jordan Davis and the Refrain of Black Death

Dealing with the deaths of black youths is exhausting, but is the necessary work of undoing American racism. 

Feb 18, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Edward Snowden Is Not a ‘Traitor’ and Glenn Greenwald Is Not an ‘Accomplice’

Edward Snowden Is Not a ‘Traitor’ and Glenn Greenwald Is Not an ‘Accomplice’ Edward Snowden Is Not a ‘Traitor’ and Glenn Greenwald Is Not an ‘Accomplice’

If anything, reporting on the NSA’s overreach has revealed just how dangerous to our freedoms the agency’s surveillance practices really are.

Feb 18, 2014 / Robert Scheer

The Comcast/Time Warner Merger Doesn’t Pass the Smell Test

The Comcast/Time Warner Merger Doesn’t Pass the Smell Test The Comcast/Time Warner Merger Doesn’t Pass the Smell Test

The merger doesn’t just impact the marketplace of cable; it threatens the marketplace of ideas.

Feb 18, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The One Rich Guy Who Owns Everything

The One Rich Guy Who Owns Everything The One Rich Guy Who Owns Everything

The end result of relentlessly rising income inequality: one rich guy will own as much as the rest of the planet combined. 

Feb 18, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

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