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Why We Write About Oppression

Why We Write About Oppression Why We Write About Oppression

No one feels a sense of moral superiority when talking about their own discrimination. 

Sep 27, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Breaking the Cycle of Anger

Breaking the Cycle of Anger Breaking the Cycle of Anger

Prabhjot Singh’s clemency toward his at-large attackers should be admired, not taken as a sign of weakness.

Sep 26, 2013 / Marie Myung-Ok Lee

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 9/26/13

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 9/26/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 9/26/13

This week: New York City’s employed homeless, the assassination of a leftist Greek rapper and the unintended consequences of urban densification.

Sep 26, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Slave Labor? Mass Prisons? FIFA Mangles the World Cup and the Beautiful Game

Slave Labor? Mass Prisons? FIFA Mangles the World Cup and the Beautiful Game Slave Labor? Mass Prisons? FIFA Mangles the World Cup and the Beautiful Game

News out of Brazil and Qatar put World Cup preparations in a horrible new light. 

Sep 26, 2013 / Dave Zirin

Guantánamo in New York City

Guantánamo in New York City Guantánamo in New York City

Americans remain mostly blind to the abusive treatment of terror suspects on US soil.

Sep 25, 2013 / Feature / Jeanne Theoharis

The Young, Low-Wage, Temporary Disaster Relief Army

The Young, Low-Wage, Temporary Disaster Relief Army The Young, Low-Wage, Temporary Disaster Relief Army

Is AmeriCorps a lifeline for debt-burdened young Americans—or one more example of relentless government cost-cutting?

Sep 25, 2013 / Feature / Max Rivlin-Nadler

Happy 50th Anniversary, IPS!

Happy 50th Anniversary, IPS! Happy 50th Anniversary, IPS!

For half a century, the Institute for Policy Studies has been an invaluable font of progressive ideas and action. We look forward to the next half-century.

Sep 25, 2013 / The Editors

Can Pope Francis Change the Church?

Can Pope Francis Change the Church? Can Pope Francis Change the Church?

He’s saying the right things. Will the US Conference of Catholic Bishops listen?

Sep 25, 2013 / Frances Kissling

Pope Francis: Sexism With a Human Face?

Pope Francis: Sexism With a Human Face? Pope Francis: Sexism With a Human Face?

He seems like a lovely, modest man, but there's no sign he will change the church’s stance on issues that matter to women.

Sep 25, 2013 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The Complicated Politics of Self-Exploitation

The Complicated Politics of Self-Exploitation The Complicated Politics of Self-Exploitation

As the wealth gap grows, so have the number of ways a woman can sell her body. What is the cost?

Sep 25, 2013 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

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