Society

Will Pennsylvania Execute a Man Who Killed His Abusers? Will Pennsylvania Execute a Man Who Killed His Abusers?

When a Pennsylvania jury sentenced Terrance Williams with the death penalty, they didn't know he had suffered years of violent sexual abuse at the hands of his victim. 

Sep 12, 2012 / Liliana Segura

Romney’s Libya Comments Kowtow to Anti-Muslim Bigots Romney’s Libya Comments Kowtow to Anti-Muslim Bigots

Romney’s shocking remarks ought to disqualify him from the Oval Office.

Sep 12, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

Chicago Teachers Push Back Against Neoliberal Education Reform

Chicago Teachers Push Back Against Neoliberal Education Reform Chicago Teachers Push Back Against Neoliberal Education Reform

In Chicago, teachers aren’t just fighting for a fair contract—they’re fighting to stop the education reform agenda that dominates the national debate.

Sep 11, 2012 / Matthew Cunningham-Cook

Katrina vanden Heuvel: The RNC Was Nothing but Post-Truth Politics Katrina vanden Heuvel: The RNC Was Nothing but Post-Truth Politics

On Real Time with Bill Maher, Nation editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel compares the DNC’s diverse showing with the “pale and stale” RNC.

Sep 10, 2012 / Press Room

Jeremy Scahill: Why Won’t the Media Take Obama to Task for Targeted Assassinations? Jeremy Scahill: Why Won’t the Media Take Obama to Task for Targeted Assassinations?

Why didn't the media question the "parade of jingoism" surrounding Democrats' celebration of President Obama's foreign policy in Charlotte last week?

Sep 10, 2012 / Press Room

Why Strike? Hear It From a Chicago Teacher (VIDEO) Why Strike? Hear It From a Chicago Teacher (VIDEO)

Twenty-six thousand teachers and school staff are expected to join the picket lines in Chicago Monday. Why? 

Sep 10, 2012 / Laura Flanders

Obama Quotes Twitter, Hailing Clinton as ‘Secretary of Explaining Stuff’ Obama Quotes Twitter, Hailing Clinton as ‘Secretary of Explaining Stuff’

Twitter messages are bubbling up to the President.

Sep 10, 2012 / Ari Melber

Chris Kluwe and the Greatest Political Statement by Any Athlete Ever Chris Kluwe and the Greatest Political Statement by Any Athlete Ever

Chris Kluwe statement to homophobic Maryland Delegate Emmett Burns needs to be read to be believed.

Sep 8, 2012 / Dave Zirin

Can the 1911 United Super PAC Register a Million Voters for Obama? Can the 1911 United Super PAC Register a Million Voters for Obama?

The group aims to get African-American voters in seven battleground states to re-elect President Obama.

Sep 6, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch, Aura Bogado, and Francis Reynolds

Post ‘Fact-Checking’: Fecklessness Squared Post ‘Fact-Checking’: Fecklessness Squared

Eric on fact checks, and Reed on BS punditry. 

Sep 6, 2012 / Eric Alterman

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