Society

Ronald Reagan and Walt Disney: Together at Last Ronald Reagan and Walt Disney: Together at Last

There’s a new Disney exhibit at the Reagan library. But what are drawings of Bambi and Cinderella doing in the National Archives?

Jul 10, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener

Serena Williams and Getting ‘Emotional’ for Title IX Serena Williams and Getting ‘Emotional’ for Title IX

Serena Williams’s victory at Wimbledon, as well as the questions she had to answer, was a reminder about the importance of Title IX.

Jul 9, 2012 / Dave Zirin

The GOP’s Attack on Voters The GOP’s Attack on Voters

The GOP admits that it believes voter ID laws will win Romney the election. 

Jul 9, 2012 / Melissa Harris-Perry

To Achieve Work-Family Balance, Americans Have to Work Less To Achieve Work-Family Balance, Americans Have to Work Less

We’re completely overworked. No wonder we struggle to balance careers and children.

Jul 9, 2012 / Bryce Covert

How to Disenfranchise 18 Percent of Philadelphia’s Electorate How to Disenfranchise 18 Percent of Philadelphia’s Electorate

Forty-four percent of Philly’s population is African-American—and nearly 20 percent of voters there may lose the right to cast a ballot this fall.

Jul 6, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch

No Child Left Behind Lives On

No Child Left Behind Lives On No Child Left Behind Lives On

The New York Times asks whether the law has been “nullified.” It hasn’t been.

Jul 6, 2012 / Dana Goldstein

Rendered, Tortured, Discarded: Clara Gutteridge on US Prison Abuses Around the World Rendered, Tortured, Discarded: Clara Gutteridge on US Prison Abuses Around the World

A Tanzanian man was detained and tortured by US officials in Afghanistan on suspicion of terror. But he was completely innocent. 

Jul 6, 2012 / Press Room

Citizens United: The Sequel Citizens United: The Sequel

 Eric on the royal Internet "we" and Reed on this summer of political sequels. 

Jul 6, 2012 / Eric Alterman

Steve Nash to the Lakers: The Political Impact Steve Nash to the Lakers: The Political Impact

Will this bravest of athletes continue to speak out now that he's playing for Kobe Bryant’s Lakers? 

Jul 5, 2012 / Dave Zirin

GOP’s Rejection of Medicaid Funds Is One More Ideologically Driven Bad Idea

GOP’s Rejection of Medicaid Funds Is One More Ideologically Driven Bad Idea GOP’s Rejection of Medicaid Funds Is One More Ideologically Driven Bad Idea

Republican governors are again planning to reject federal money that would help their states.

Jul 5, 2012 / Bryce Covert

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