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Guantánamo: Ten Years and Counting

Guantánamo: Ten Years and Counting Guantánamo: Ten Years and Counting

With Obama's signing of the National Defense Authorization Act, the prison becomes a permanent fixture.

Jan 4, 2012 / David Cole

Obama and the Indefinite Detention of US Citizens Obama and the Indefinite Detention of US Citizens

With the signing of the National Defense Authorization Act, the president has brought Guantánamo-style justice to the United States.

Jan 4, 2012 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

How US Policies Fueled Mexico’s Great Migration

How US Policies Fueled Mexico’s Great Migration How US Policies Fueled Mexico’s Great Migration

Impoverished by NAFTA, residents of Veracruz crossed the border to work in Smithfield’s Tar Heel slaughterhouse. Now, they’re condemned as “illegals.”

Jan 4, 2012 / Feature / David Bacon

Mexico’s Anti-Abortion Backlash

Mexico’s Anti-Abortion Backlash Mexico’s Anti-Abortion Backlash

In just two years, half the country’s states have passed extreme fetal-rights amendments.

Jan 4, 2012 / Feature / Mary Cuddehe

Voting Rights, Super PACs and the Media Cloud the Election Voting Rights, Super PACs and the Media Cloud the Election

Three issues that will matter far more in November than tonight's results.

Jan 3, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

How Republicans Can Reach African-Americans How Republicans Can Reach African-Americans

For starters, they can lay off of the racism.

Jan 2, 2012 / Jamelle Bouie

2011: The Year I Learned to Hate College Football 2011: The Year I Learned to Hate College Football

Unless we boycott sham amateurism and indentured servitude masquerading as sport, we will never reclaim sports.

Dec 31, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Beyond Pink vs. Blue Beyond Pink vs. Blue

Why gendered toys really matter: they influence the careers kids choose later on.

Dec 30, 2011 / Dana Goldstein

Dave Zirin Picks the Top Sports Stories of the Year Dave Zirin Picks the Top Sports Stories of the Year

Dave Zirin picks top sports stories of the year.

Dec 28, 2011 / Press Room

1968 Olympian Lee Evans Has a Brain Tumor and No Health Insurance 1968 Olympian Lee Evans Has a Brain Tumor and No Health Insurance

Lee Evans has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. He needs our help.

Dec 24, 2011 / Dave Zirin

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