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Letter to an Unknown Whistleblower

Letter to an Unknown Whistleblower Letter to an Unknown Whistleblower

How the security state’s mania for secrecy will create you.

Sep 17, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt

Larry Summers Is Out, but the Boys’ Club Is as In as Ever

Larry Summers Is Out, but the Boys’ Club Is as In as Ever Larry Summers Is Out, but the Boys’ Club Is as In as Ever

The protracted fight to get a more qualified woman nominated over a less qualified man is a perfect parable for how hard achieving diversity really is.

Sep 17, 2013 / Bryce Covert

Navy Yard Shooting: A Jarring Reminder of America’s Gun Problem

Navy Yard Shooting: A Jarring Reminder of America’s Gun Problem Navy Yard Shooting: A Jarring Reminder of America’s Gun Problem

What will it take for Congress to finally act? Probably not another shooting, even in its backyard. 

Sep 16, 2013 / George Zornick

Respectability Politics Won’t Save Us: On the Death of Jonathan Ferrell

Respectability Politics Won’t Save Us: On the Death of Jonathan Ferrell Respectability Politics Won’t Save Us: On the Death of Jonathan Ferrell

You can do everything “right” in America, but if you’re black, racism will always pose a threat to your life.

Sep 16, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Bush, Petraeus and Napolitano Get Tough Student Welcomes

Bush, Petraeus and Napolitano Get Tough Student Welcomes Bush, Petraeus and Napolitano Get Tough Student Welcomes

As students build new fronts against austerity, some older opponents meet campus uproar.

Sep 16, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Jonathan Ferrell, Former Football Player, Killed by Police After Seeking Help Following Car Wreck

Jonathan Ferrell, Former Football Player, Killed by Police After Seeking Help Following Car Wreck Jonathan Ferrell, Former Football Player, Killed by Police After Seeking Help Following Car Wreck

The death of 24-year-old Jonathan Ferrell, former Florida A&M safety, demands our attention.

Sep 16, 2013 / Dave Zirin

John Kerry: Mr. Magoo or Machiavelli?

John Kerry: Mr. Magoo or Machiavelli? John Kerry: Mr. Magoo or Machiavelli?

Diplomacy is messy, clichés aren’t.

Sep 13, 2013 / Leslie Savan

Dave Zirin: The Collision of Sports and Politics

Dave Zirin: The Collision of Sports and Politics Dave Zirin: The Collision of Sports and Politics

Dave Zirin and Bill Moyers talk about the point where sports and politics collide.

Sep 13, 2013 / Press Room

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

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

This week: the plight of Syrian refugees, the forgotten immigration bill, and a chance encounter with Donald Rumsfeld.

Sep 13, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

The Gun Control Debate and Our Civic Life

The Gun Control Debate and Our Civic Life The Gun Control Debate and Our Civic Life

When one side of an election fight is led by conspiratorial maniacs with guns, it’s hard for the good guys to win.

Sep 13, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

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