Will Social Media Democratize the Arab World? Will Social Media Democratize the Arab World?
Al Jazeera English's Ahmed Shihab-Eldin explains how social media facilitates political movements in the Arab world.
Apr 18, 2011 / The Nation
Representative Ed Markey: In Defense of an Open Internet Representative Ed Markey: In Defense of an Open Internet
At the 2011 National Conference for Media Reform, Markey energized a crowd with talk of keeping the Internet open, fair and free.
Apr 18, 2011 / Edward Markey
A Young Woman’s Struggle With Southwest Airlines Shows Depth Of Islamophobia A Young Woman’s Struggle With Southwest Airlines Shows Depth Of Islamophobia
An American MA student, of Pakistani descent, was flagged by a Southwest Airlines crew member as “suspicious” and kicked off the plane, all for saying "I've got t...
Apr 18, 2011 / StudentNation / Maria Kari
They May Have Citizens United But We Have Netizens United They May Have Citizens United But We Have Netizens United
In this speech delivered at the 2011 National Conference for Media Reform in Boston, Representative Ed Markey calls on netizens to fight back against the threats posed by medi...
Apr 18, 2011 / Edward Markey
The Goldstone Affair The Goldstone Affair
Despite a “reconsideration” on the part of its author, the Goldstone Report remains as vital as ever for understanding the 2008-2009 Gaza conflict.
Apr 14, 2011 / Adam Horowitz, Lizzy Ratner, and Philip Weiss
Genocide Trial in Kansas Genocide Trial in Kansas
Since the US government prosecuted Nazi war crimes, there have been no criminal prosecutions of genocide here in America—until now.
Apr 14, 2011 / John S. Friedman
Rupert Murdoch’s Watergate Rupert Murdoch’s Watergate
An invasion of privacy scandal threatens the careers to two of Murdoch's top executives and the apparent heir the News Corp. empire.
Apr 14, 2011 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
The Great American Witch Hunt: How Barry Bonds Became a Convicted Felon The Great American Witch Hunt: How Barry Bonds Became a Convicted Felon
Barry Bonds now faces ten years in prison after a trial that was an ugly, abhorrent farce. Witch hunt might be too kind a word.
Apr 14, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Watered Whiskey: James Baldwin’s Uncollected Writings Watered Whiskey: James Baldwin’s Uncollected Writings
The Cross of Redemption tells the story of James Baldwin as a working writer: casual, lax and preachy, but also honest, angry and brilliant.
Apr 13, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Elias Altman
Luis Posada Carriles Acquitted in Texas Luis Posada Carriles Acquitted in Texas
For justice to be served, Attorney José Pertierra says that Posada Carriles ought to be extradited.
Apr 13, 2011 / David Brooks