Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 9/26/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 9/26/13
This week: New York City’s employed homeless, the assassination of a leftist Greek rapper and the unintended consequences of urban densification.
Sep 26, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Slave Labor? Mass Prisons? FIFA Mangles the World Cup and the Beautiful Game Slave Labor? Mass Prisons? FIFA Mangles the World Cup and the Beautiful Game
News out of Brazil and Qatar put World Cup preparations in a horrible new light.
Sep 26, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Guantánamo in New York City Guantánamo in New York City
Americans remain mostly blind to the abusive treatment of terror suspects on US soil.
Sep 25, 2013 / Feature / Jeanne Theoharis
The Young, Low-Wage, Temporary Disaster Relief Army The Young, Low-Wage, Temporary Disaster Relief Army
Is AmeriCorps a lifeline for debt-burdened young Americans—or one more example of relentless government cost-cutting?
Sep 25, 2013 / Feature / Max Rivlin-Nadler
Happy 50th Anniversary, IPS! Happy 50th Anniversary, IPS!
For half a century, the Institute for Policy Studies has been an invaluable font of progressive ideas and action. We look forward to the next half-century.
Sep 25, 2013 / The Editors
Can Pope Francis Change the Church? Can Pope Francis Change the Church?
He’s saying the right things. Will the US Conference of Catholic Bishops listen?
Sep 25, 2013 / Frances Kissling
Pope Francis: Sexism With a Human Face? Pope Francis: Sexism With a Human Face?
He seems like a lovely, modest man, but there's no sign he will change the church’s stance on issues that matter to women.
Sep 25, 2013 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Complicated Politics of Self-Exploitation The Complicated Politics of Self-Exploitation
As the wealth gap grows, so have the number of ways a woman can sell her body. What is the cost?
Sep 25, 2013 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
How to Think Like a Conservative About Mass Shootings and Gun Control How to Think Like a Conservative About Mass Shootings and Gun Control
When liberals experience the trauma of a mass shootings, they feel from the bottom of our hearts: we need more gun control. When conservatives do, they feel: we need less.
Sep 25, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
In the Tank In the Tank
Is sensory deprivation an escape from or toward the fatigue and distractions of the digital life?
Sep 24, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Neima Jahromi