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How Not to Talk to White Parents

How Not to Talk to White Parents How Not to Talk to White Parents

What was a developing national conversation about race is fast vanishing. 

Sep 3, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Protesting Activists’ Firings, Walmart Workers Plan the Biggest Mobilization Since Black Friday

Protesting Activists’ Firings, Walmart Workers Plan the Biggest Mobilization Since Black Friday Protesting Activists’ Firings, Walmart Workers Plan the Biggest Mobilization Since Black Friday

The Thursday protests will hit fifteen cities.

Sep 3, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

Radical Jewish Intellectual on Trial in Greece

Radical Jewish Intellectual on Trial in Greece Radical Jewish Intellectual on Trial in Greece

Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn sues activist for libel.

Sep 2, 2013 / Maria Margaronis

Acting Older Isn’t Being Older: How We Fail Young Rape Victims

Acting Older Isn’t Being Older: How We Fail Young Rape Victims Acting Older Isn’t Being Older: How We Fail Young Rape Victims

Why biological maturity or “acting” mature are not the same thing as being a consenting adult.

Sep 2, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

The NFL Concussion Deal: Rotten From All Sides

The NFL Concussion Deal: Rotten From All Sides The NFL Concussion Deal: Rotten From All Sides

The NFL settled its concussion lawsuit for a pittance and we are colletively letting them get away with it.

Aug 30, 2013 / Dave Zirin

‘I’m Johnny Manziel, and You’re Not’: An Imagined Speech

‘I’m Johnny Manziel, and You’re Not’: An Imagined Speech ‘I’m Johnny Manziel, and You’re Not’: An Imagined Speech

The NCAA mandated that Johnny Manziel had to give a speech detailing all the life lessons he learned this off-season. Here is a fictional accounting of what he might say. 

Aug 28, 2013 / Dave Zirin

Mexico’s Abortion Wars, American-Style

Mexico’s Abortion Wars, American-Style Mexico’s Abortion Wars, American-Style

After Mexico City liberalized its abortion law, a fierce backlash followed. Is its striking resemblance to the US “pro-life” movement a coincidence?

Aug 28, 2013 / Feature / Kathryn Joyce

The End of Stop-and-Frisk as We Know It

The End of Stop-and-Frisk as We Know It The End of Stop-and-Frisk as We Know It

Mayor Bloomberg and Ray Kelly lost big: a federal court ruling and a new law ban the racial profiling that undergirds the discriminatory practice. 

Aug 28, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Can Eric Holder Reverse the ‘Wheel of Misfortune’?

Can Eric Holder Reverse the ‘Wheel of Misfortune’? Can Eric Holder Reverse the ‘Wheel of Misfortune’?

Obama’s attorney general promised a new approach to criminal justice—but prosecutors can still block meaningful change.

Aug 28, 2013 / Liliana Segura

Operation Rescue vs. Dr. Ann Neuhaus, Hero Provider

Operation Rescue vs. Dr. Ann Neuhaus, Hero Provider Operation Rescue vs. Dr. Ann Neuhaus, Hero Provider

Think anti-abortion crazies are no longer wreaking havoc on clinics and providers? Think again.

Aug 28, 2013 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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