Civil liberties

This Was Never Just About Woody Allen. It Still Isn’t.

This Was Never Just About Woody Allen. It Still Isn’t. This Was Never Just About Woody Allen. It Still Isn’t.

Against the vice cop of the mind.

Mar 27, 2020 / Carnal Knowledge / JoAnn Wypijewski

A protester unfurls a banner outside the South Dakota Capitol

Transgender and Intersex Kids Must Have a Voice in Health Care Decisions Transgender and Intersex Kids Must Have a Voice in Health Care Decisions

Transgender kids don’t need to be saved from affirming themselves, and intersex kids should not be “repaired” without consent.

Feb 13, 2020 / Scott Nass

Suleimani funeral

Trump’s Distraction by Assassination Trump’s Distraction by Assassination

The killing of Iran’s Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani took the public’s attention away from Trump’s upcoming trial in the Senate. This new crisis, though, has no visible off-ramp.

Jan 7, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

David Maraniss’s Tale of Hope and Misfortune in Postwar America

David Maraniss’s Tale of Hope and Misfortune in Postwar America David Maraniss’s Tale of Hope and Misfortune in Postwar America

In A Good American Family, the journalist and editor examines his father and mother’s youthful idealism and the bitter years of McCarthyism that followed.

Nov 12, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Andrew J. Bacevich

What It Feels Like to Be Watched

What It Feels Like to Be Watched What It Feels Like to Be Watched

From the streets to our smartphones, surveillance has taken on frightening proportions.

Oct 28, 2019 / Between the Lines / Laila Lalami

Colleges Are Spreading Trump’s Disingenuous Notion of ‘Free Speech’

Colleges Are Spreading Trump’s Disingenuous Notion of ‘Free Speech’ Colleges Are Spreading Trump’s Disingenuous Notion of ‘Free Speech’

In the name of free speech, universities are suppressing student protests in increasingly draconian ways.

Oct 16, 2019 / StudentNation / P.E. Moskowitz

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Edward Snowden Speaks Edward Snowden Speaks

The NSA whistleblower’s new memoir is essential reading.

Sep 19, 2019 / Editorial / D.D. Guttenplan

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Labor Rights Are Human Rights — It’s Time We Guaranteed Them in the Constitution Labor Rights Are Human Rights — It’s Time We Guaranteed Them in the Constitution

The US used to tell the world that strong unions were a bulwark against fascism. We should take our own advice and enshrine the right to organize.

Sep 2, 2019 / John Nichols

Why There’s No End in Sight to the Hong Kong Protests

Why There’s No End in Sight to the Hong Kong Protests Why There’s No End in Sight to the Hong Kong Protests

The authorities are using unprecedented police brutality and selective arrests to silence pent-up public demands for more democratic governance.

Aug 21, 2019 / Ilaria Maria Sala

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Dismantling Transphobia at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Dismantling Transphobia at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Three performances at the world’s biggest arts festival react to transphobic rhetoric in the UK.

Aug 22, 2019 / Elliot Ross

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