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The Hidden Costs of the American Way of Healthcare

The Hidden Costs of the American Way of Healthcare The Hidden Costs of the American Way of Healthcare

Is our employer-based healthcare system hurting our economy and culture by keeping too many creatives and entrepreneurs tied to their jobs?

Oct 2, 2013 / Marie Myung-Ok Lee

The Sliming of Josh Freeman

The Sliming of Josh Freeman The Sliming of Josh Freeman

Would the Tampa Bay Buccaneers leak confidential information that implied one of their own players was on drugs as a way to deflect attention from another wretched season?

Oct 1, 2013 / Dave Zirin

Copyright Without Law?

Copyright Without Law? Copyright Without Law?

A legal quirk enabled Samuel Roth to pirate Ulysses. Was Roth a copyright anarchist or a pioneer?

Oct 1, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Caleb Crain

Bill de Blasio Hits Back at Joe Lhota’s ‘Commie’ Charge

Bill de Blasio Hits Back at Joe Lhota’s ‘Commie’ Charge Bill de Blasio Hits Back at Joe Lhota’s ‘Commie’ Charge

Two blasts from the past in NYC mayor’s race, but media see only one explosion.

Oct 1, 2013 / Leslie Savan

Tell the FCC: Prison Phone Companies Shouldn’t Profit Off Indigent Families

Tell the FCC: Prison Phone Companies Shouldn’t Profit Off Indigent Families Tell the FCC: Prison Phone Companies Shouldn’t Profit Off Indigent Families

Prison phone companies like Global Tel* Link get away with charging prisoners exorbitant rates just to keep in touch with their families. Tell the Federal Communications Commission...

Oct 1, 2013 / NationAction

American Exceptionalism, According to Oliver Stone

American Exceptionalism, According to Oliver Stone American Exceptionalism, According to Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the United States will be rereleased this month on DVD; it tells a different story than the school textbooks we're used to.

Oct 1, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Government Leakers Who Truly Endanger America Will Never Face Prosecution

The Government Leakers Who Truly Endanger America Will Never Face Prosecution The Government Leakers Who Truly Endanger America Will Never Face Prosecution

Officials leak secrets to advance careers or justify wars and weapons programs, but Edward Snowden’s the criminal?

Oct 1, 2013 / Robert Scheer

With 2.3 Million People Incarcerated in the US, Prisons Are Big Business

With 2.3 Million People Incarcerated in the US, Prisons Are Big Business With 2.3 Million People Incarcerated in the US, Prisons Are Big Business

Meet the corporations who are profiting off our prison system.

Oct 1, 2013 / Liliana Segura

The Tea Party Freedom Fighters

The Tea Party Freedom Fighters The Tea Party Freedom Fighters

Standing up for your right to be denied health coverage. 

Oct 1, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

The End of Abortion Funding Restrictions?

The End of Abortion Funding Restrictions? The End of Abortion Funding Restrictions?

Thirty-seven years after Congress first ended Medicaid funding of abortion, a new coalition of abortion rights and reproductive justice groups is poised to fight back.

Sep 30, 2013 / Stephanie Poggi

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