Society

Jon Stewart Takes on Torture Supporters Jon Stewart Takes on Torture Supporters

Jon Stewart surveys the misdirected outrage Obama's release of the Bush administration's torture memos has provoked on the right.

Apr 21, 2009 / The Daily Show

America’s UN Boycott Backfires America’s UN Boycott Backfires

By choosing to boycott the UN conference on racism, the United States has increased the clout of Iran's Ahmadinejad and undermined global efforts to defeat intolerance.

Apr 20, 2009 / Barbara Crossette

Michelle Obama’s Fresh Food Revolution Michelle Obama’s Fresh Food Revolution

The First Lady hopes to entice Americans away from their junk food past to a healthier, more delicious future.

Apr 20, 2009 / Mark Hertsgaard

No Such Thing as Free News No Such Thing as Free News

Free news delivered via search engine is part of the same freeloading zeitgeist that has shattered the larger economy. Newspapers need to draw the line.

Apr 20, 2009 / Michael Moran

Colbert Coalition’s Anti-Gay Marriage Ad Colbert Coalition’s Anti-Gay Marriage Ad

The (totally straight) Colbert Coalition has formed to oppose same-sex marriage--and make a commercial about it.

Apr 17, 2009 / The Colbert Report

Huskies’ Glory Stolen By Coach Huskies’ Glory Stolen By Coach

Despite all their well-deserved success, the UConn women's basketball team struggles in the shadow of their megalomaniacal coach Geno Auriemma.

Apr 16, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin

Blowback at the Border Blowback at the Border

Drug prohibition and unregulated guns gave us the Mexican drug wars.

Apr 15, 2009 / Feature / Peter Schrag

What Do (Battered) Women Want? What Do (Battered) Women Want?

We take it for granted that when men hit, it's up to women to run away. Except, some of them stay.

Apr 15, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Dead Souls Dead Souls

Life sentences without possibility of parole contribute to the ever-expanding gulag of our criminal justice system.

Apr 15, 2009 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Webb’s Prison Crusade Webb’s Prison Crusade

The Virginia senator's willingness to take up this cause is evidence that the culture gap may be closing.

Apr 15, 2009 / Chris Hayes

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