Fred Phelps: The Death of a Useful Bigot Fred Phelps: The Death of a Useful Bigot
The notorious Westboro Baptist Church pastor has died. Why were we so enthralled by him in the first place?
Mar 20, 2014 / Richard Kim
Respectability Politics Still Won’t Save Us Respectability Politics Still Won’t Save Us
No matter who argues in its favor, be it Paul Ryan, President Obama or Jonathan Chait, the credibility of respectability politics is still dubious.
Mar 20, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Why We Must Divest From Fossil Fuels: A Student’s Open Letter to Harvard President Drew Faust Why We Must Divest From Fossil Fuels: A Student’s Open Letter to Harvard President Drew Faust
Harvard graduate student Benjamin Franta implores President Drew Gilpin Faust to be honest about her opposition to divestment.
Mar 19, 2014 / Wen Stephenson
Plea Time for Snowden Plea Time for Snowden
A plea bargain, that is—it’s time to make a deal.
Mar 19, 2014 / Daniel Medwed and Michael Meltsner
What Paul Ryan and Obama Have In Common What Paul Ryan and Obama Have In Common
Paul Ryan’s racist comments have been the mainstream view of the Democratic Party for decades.
Mar 19, 2014 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
Why Did Oklahoma Inject Drugs Into the Corpses of Death Row Convicts? Why Did Oklahoma Inject Drugs Into the Corpses of Death Row Convicts?
A new investigation by The Colorado Independent provides a disturbing look at the state of capital punishment in America.
Mar 19, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
De Blasio Settles With 1,500 Minority FDNY Applicants in Discrimination Lawsuit De Blasio Settles With 1,500 Minority FDNY Applicants in Discrimination Lawsuit
The mayor ends another Bloomberg-era legal battle, this one involving people of color who wanted to become firefighters.
Mar 19, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy
As Jordanian Women Leave the Home, Sexual Harassment Reaches Unprecedented Levels As Jordanian Women Leave the Home, Sexual Harassment Reaches Unprecedented Levels
Social media platforms are enabling women to speak out anonymously and show that harassment exists—but that hasn’t resulted in culture change.
Mar 18, 2014 / Feature / Elizabeth Whitman
Women on the Side: Why Anti-Choicers Won’t Win Women on the Side: Why Anti-Choicers Won’t Win
The strategic shift from calling women murderers to labeling them victims of abortion will never work, because we understand that in either case our health and rights are beside th...
Mar 18, 2014 / Jessica Valenti
The NCAA’s House Divided Will Not Stand The NCAA’s House Divided Will Not Stand
It’s March Madness, that time of year when the NCAA’s revenue streams become a biblical flood, and this revenue gusher is creating an unholy pressure on the foundations...
Mar 18, 2014 / Dave Zirin