Society

We’ve Been Living in ‘1984’ Since 1921

We’ve Been Living in ‘1984’ Since 1921 We’ve Been Living in ‘1984’ Since 1921

That was when the Bureau of Investigation—the forerunner of today’s FBI—first opened a file on the magazine.

Jun 25, 2014 / David Cole

What the Right Misses About Islamic Extremism: A Conversation With Saba Ahmed

What the Right Misses About Islamic Extremism: A Conversation With Saba Ahmed What the Right Misses About Islamic Extremism: A Conversation With Saba Ahmed

Last week Saba Ahmed became yet another Muslim punching bag for the right, who refuse to listen to her game-changing plan to fight extremism.

Jun 25, 2014 / Hannah Harris Green

Supreme Court Issues a Forceful Ruling for Privacy in the Digital Age

Supreme Court Issues a Forceful Ruling for Privacy in the Digital Age Supreme Court Issues a Forceful Ruling for Privacy in the Digital Age

The Court went to surprising lengths to affirm the idea that technological change demands a reconsideration of legal precedent—an assertion that could have significant implications...

Jun 25, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Can a Free Press Flourish Behind Bars?

Can a Free Press Flourish Behind Bars? Can a Free Press Flourish Behind Bars?

For 127 years, prison newspapers have struggled to speak truth to the outside world.

Jun 25, 2014 / Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche

Luis Suárez May Bite, but FIFA Sucks Blood

Luis Suárez May Bite, but FIFA Sucks Blood Luis Suárez May Bite, but FIFA Sucks Blood

Suspending Luis Suárez is the right thing to do. But the organization responsible for issuing judgment is absent of moral weight.

Jun 25, 2014 / Dave Zirin

Will the Democratic Party Deliver for Working Women?

Will the Democratic Party Deliver for Working Women? Will the Democratic Party Deliver for Working Women?

In The Curve’s second roundtable discussion, our contributors ask what legislative goals feminists can really achieve in Washington.

Jun 24, 2014 / Kathleen Geier and Curve Contributors

Report: SWAT Teams Armed With Military Equipment Spend Most of Their Time Waging the Drug War

Report: SWAT Teams Armed With Military Equipment Spend Most of Their Time Waging the Drug War Report: SWAT Teams Armed With Military Equipment Spend Most of Their Time Waging the Drug War

The ACLU finds that SWAT teams spend more time kicking down suspected drug offenders’ doors than rescuing hostages or stopping gunmen.

Jun 24, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

Maybe We Should Listen to Bill Kristol on Iraq

Maybe We Should Listen to Bill Kristol on Iraq Maybe We Should Listen to Bill Kristol on Iraq

Instead of ignoring what the neo-cons have to say about the present crisis in Iraq, maybe we should do this...

Jun 24, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

White Rabbit

White Rabbit White Rabbit

In a guise of scientific seriousness, Nicholas Wade’s new book revives the discredited ideas of history’s most notorious racists.

Jun 23, 2014 / Patricia J. Williams

A Student Fears America’s Gun Laws

A Student Fears America’s Gun Laws A Student Fears America’s Gun Laws

“The slackening of state gun regulations has all the absurdity of a joke, but none of the humor.”

Jun 23, 2014 / StudentNation / Annika Neklason and StudentNation

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