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Pro-Lifers Answer My Questions (Well, Some of Them)

Pro-Lifers Answer My Questions (Well, Some of Them) Pro-Lifers Answer My Questions (Well, Some of Them)

They aren’t very interested in compromise, or birth control—or, for that matter, in engaging much with pro-choicers.

Nov 25, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt

In the Awesome World of the Future

In the Awesome World of the Future In the Awesome World of the Future

Personal privacy is so twentieth century.  

Nov 25, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

No Indictment for Darren Wilson, No Justice for Black Lives

No Indictment for Darren Wilson, No Justice for Black Lives No Indictment for Darren Wilson, No Justice for Black Lives

Unrest kept Michael Brown’s memory alive, and unrest is the key to justice.

Nov 25, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Why It’s Impossible to Indict a Cop

Why It’s Impossible to Indict a Cop Why It’s Impossible to Indict a Cop

It’s not just Ferguson—here’s how the system protects police.

Nov 25, 2014 / Chase Madar

Fifteen Millennial Movements Taking Off This Week

Fifteen Millennial Movements Taking Off This Week Fifteen Millennial Movements Taking Off This Week

From New York to Ferguson to Santa Cruz, a generation rises.

Nov 24, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Leslie Feinberg: Defiant Radical, Gender Queer Revolutionary

Leslie Feinberg: Defiant Radical, Gender Queer Revolutionary Leslie Feinberg: Defiant Radical, Gender Queer Revolutionary

Feinberg’s Stone Butch Blues is best understood within the genre of American revolutionary fiction that linked oppressions, forged solidarity and expressed utopian longings. ...

Nov 24, 2014 / Jack Halberstam

What the Media Are Not Telling You About the Late Marion Barry

What the Media Are Not Telling You About the Late Marion Barry What the Media Are Not Telling You About the Late Marion Barry

The death of four-time mayor Marion Barry sent shockwaves through the District.

Nov 24, 2014 / Dave Zirin

Some Fox Newsers Are Falling Short in Bashing ‘Bamnesty’

Some Fox Newsers Are Falling Short in Bashing ‘Bamnesty’ Some Fox Newsers Are Falling Short in Bashing ‘Bamnesty’

Are some Fox hosts going soft on immigration?

Nov 21, 2014 / Leslie Savan

How Ebola Could End the Cuban Embargo

How Ebola Could End the Cuban Embargo How Ebola Could End the Cuban Embargo

Instead of encouraging Cuban doctors to defect, the United States should be working with them to stop the spread of Ebola.

Nov 21, 2014 / Arturo Lopez-Levy and Foreign Policy In Focus

In Ferguson, a Militarized Police Force Isn’t Necessary for Suppression

In Ferguson, a Militarized Police Force Isn’t Necessary for Suppression In Ferguson, a Militarized Police Force Isn’t Necessary for Suppression

And still, the will to protest has not died.

Nov 21, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith

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