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Report: In the Debates, Romney Broke the Rules More Than Obama Report: In the Debates, Romney Broke the Rules More Than Obama

A new report shows Romney broke more rules than Obama during the debates—but if the rules are flawed, should it even matter?

Oct 21, 2012 / Ari Melber

What I Owe to Radical Feminism What I Owe to Radical Feminism

STUDENT WINNER: American women can’t afford the Republican rollback of rights our forebears fought so hard to win. 

Oct 19, 2012 / StudentNation / Tess Saperstein

Dave Zirin: Lance Armstrong Is Done Dave Zirin: Lance Armstrong Is Done

The famous cyclist is unlikely to rebound if even morally bankrupt Nike is cutting ties.

Oct 19, 2012 / Press Room

Did Mitt Romney Just Endorse Affirmative Action? Did Mitt Romney Just Endorse Affirmative Action?

Romney’s now-infamous “binders full of women” show how little the Republican candidate knows about overcoming structural inequality. 

Oct 19, 2012 / Patricia J. Williams

Interns’ Favorite Reads of the Week (10/17/2012) Interns’ Favorite Reads of the Week (10/17/2012)

This week: Planned Parenthood and poverty, the unnamed favelas of Rio de Janeiro, and much more.

Oct 19, 2012 / StudentNation / StudentNation

One Billion Rising One Billion Rising

One billion women violated is an atrocity. One billion women—and men—dancing is a revolution.

Oct 19, 2012 / Peter Rothberg

The Strangest Rodeo Show in Nashville

The Strangest Rodeo Show in Nashville The Strangest Rodeo Show in Nashville

Nashville understands something crucial about “kickass” women: they’re professionals first.

Oct 19, 2012 / Michelle Dean

Ashindi Maxton: America’s Founding Inequality Ashindi Maxton: America’s Founding Inequality

From the founding of the republic, inequality has been built into our country’s DNA.

Oct 19, 2012 / Laura Flanders

My Country, My Choice [Video] My Country, My Choice [Video]

“If you don't trust me with my body, why should I trust you with my country?”

Oct 18, 2012 / Laura Flanders

The War Between the Civilized Man and Pamela Geller The War Between the Civilized Man and Pamela Geller

American Freedom Defense Initiative's Islamophobic ad campaign faced massive pushback from the forces of decency and justice.

Oct 18, 2012 / Lizzy Ratner

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