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What Democrats Should Demand

What Democrats Should Demand What Democrats Should Demand

If Republicans are playing hardball, Democrats should too.

Oct 16, 2013 / Bryce Covert

White House v. Watchdogs

White House v. Watchdogs White House v. Watchdogs

A damning new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists raises alarm about the press under Obama.

Oct 16, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

Forty-Five Years Later, John Carlos and Tommie Smith Have Never Been More Relevant

Forty-Five Years Later, John Carlos and Tommie Smith Have Never Been More Relevant Forty-Five Years Later, John Carlos and Tommie Smith Have Never Been More Relevant

On this, the forty-fifth anniversary of the fists of freedom at the 1968 Olympics, we need a new Olympic Project for Human Rights.

Oct 16, 2013 / Dave Zirin

Praying for Broken Hearts in the GOP

Praying for Broken Hearts in the GOP Praying for Broken Hearts in the GOP

A hundred and fifty people of faith and furloughed workers marched on the offices of GOP leaders.

Oct 16, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

The Long and Short of Memory

The Long and Short of Memory The Long and Short of Memory

What the modern science of memory owes to the amnesiac patient H.M.

Oct 16, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Charles Gross

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Why Bartolomé de las Casas should have nothing to do with it.

Oct 15, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Separate and Unequal Voting in Arizona and Kansas

Separate and Unequal Voting in Arizona and Kansas Separate and Unequal Voting in Arizona and Kansas

Two states want to create a two-tiered voting system reminiscent of the Jim Crow South.

Oct 15, 2013 / Ari Berman

Should It Cost Less to Get Out of Jail if You’re Rich?

Should It Cost Less to Get Out of Jail if You’re Rich? Should It Cost Less to Get Out of Jail if You’re Rich?

Thanks to the $14 billion commercial bail industry, we have two criminal justice systems: one for the rich and one for the rest of us.

Oct 15, 2013 / NationAction

Judge Who Framed Voter ID Laws As Constitutional Says He Got It Wrong

Judge Who Framed Voter ID Laws As Constitutional Says He Got It Wrong Judge Who Framed Voter ID Laws As Constitutional Says He Got It Wrong

Posner admits error in sustaining "a law now widely regarded as a means of voter suppression rather than fraud prevention."

Oct 15, 2013 / John Nichols

The Cold War and the NYC Mayor’s Race

The Cold War and the NYC Mayor’s Race The Cold War and the NYC Mayor’s Race

It's time for the media to meet the parents—Bill de Blasio's, that is.

Oct 14, 2013 / Leslie Savan

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