Society

The Passion of Edward Snowden

The Passion of Edward Snowden The Passion of Edward Snowden

There’s really nothing “meta” about metadata.

Jun 10, 2013 / Chase Madar

AT&T’s Deregulation Campaign

AT&T’s Deregulation Campaign AT&T’s Deregulation Campaign

As the company moves to Internet-based telephone service, it’s looking to shed regulatory obligations that benefit low-income Americans.

Jun 10, 2013 / Leticia Miranda

ULTRA-magnetic FCs: The Soccer Fans at the Heart of Turkey’s Uprising

ULTRA-magnetic FCs: The Soccer Fans at the Heart of Turkey’s Uprising ULTRA-magnetic FCs: The Soccer Fans at the Heart of Turkey’s Uprising

As in Egypt, the uprising in Turkey is seeing the hyper-intense “ultra” soccer fan clubs at the center of the nation’s revolt.

Jun 10, 2013 / Dave Zirin

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Politics of Basketball

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Politics of Basketball This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Politics of Basketball

“College basketball is, as it was ten years ago, a maggoty mess of moral hypocrisy, out-and-out dishonesty, side-of-the-mouth connivery.”

Jun 8, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

From NOLA to New Jersey, Students Rise Up for Immigrant Justice

From NOLA to New Jersey, Students Rise Up for Immigrant Justice From NOLA to New Jersey, Students Rise Up for Immigrant Justice

As immigration reform approaches and the semester ends, students hit the streets for racial and reproductive justice.

Jun 7, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

The Disillusionment of ‘Before Midnight’

The Disillusionment of ‘Before Midnight’ The Disillusionment of ‘Before Midnight’

Linklater’s latest installment in his trilogy of GenX romance shows that hope isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

Jun 7, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Michelle Dean

Denying a Head Start in Washington State

Denying a Head Start in Washington State Denying a Head Start in Washington State

Head Start cuts in Washington State show just how dumb and shortsighted the sequester is.

Jun 7, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

Ai Weiwei: Political Art at the Venice Biennale

Ai Weiwei: Political Art at the Venice Biennale Ai Weiwei: Political Art at the Venice Biennale

Six dioramas present key moments of the eighty-one-day imprisonment of the worlld’s most famous artist.

Jun 7, 2013 / Jon Wiener

What Is in Bradley Manning’s Leaks, Anyway?

What Is in Bradley Manning’s Leaks, Anyway? What Is in Bradley Manning’s Leaks, Anyway?

The drama about the leaks shouldn't overwhelm the drama in the leaks themselves

Jun 6, 2013 / Chase Madar

Congress, White House on NSA Spying: Nothing to See Here

Congress, White House on NSA Spying: Nothing to See Here Congress, White House on NSA Spying: Nothing to See Here

The NSA spying is legal--and that’s the real scandal. 

Jun 6, 2013 / George Zornick

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