How One Man Refused to Spy on Fellow Muslims for the FBI—and Then Lost Everything How One Man Refused to Spy on Fellow Muslims for the FBI—and Then Lost Everything
The case of Ayyub Abdul-Alim fits a decades-long pattern of government criminalization of African-American Muslims.
Oct 14, 2014 / Arun Kundnani, Emily Keppler, and Muki Najaer
In North Carolina, Populist Mobilization Buoys Democrat Kay Hagan In North Carolina, Populist Mobilization Buoys Democrat Kay Hagan
The populist mobilization Moral Mondays has worked to register and inspire voters, and given a boost to NC Democrat Kay Hagan.
Oct 14, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How the ‘War on Women’ Is Deepening Racial Inequality How the ‘War on Women’ Is Deepening Racial Inequality
A new report suggests that racial disparities in women’s health are aggravated by states’ refusal to expand Medicaid.
Oct 14, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Affirmative Consent as State Law in California Affirmative Consent as State Law in California
The state of California has adopted a new framework of consent for colleges and universities which will have widespread implications for prosecuting sexual assault.
Oct 14, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Alexander Cockburn on the Death of Gary Webb, ‘a Very Fine Journalist Who Deserved Better Than He Got’ Alexander Cockburn on the Death of Gary Webb, ‘a Very Fine Journalist Who Deserved Better Than He Got’
With a new film out about Webb, Kill the Messenger, we look back at Cockburn’s testament to the investigative reporter.
Oct 14, 2014 / Alexander Cockburn and Back Issues
Immaculate Criticism: The Beltway Hops Aboard Leon Panetta’s Book Tour Immaculate Criticism: The Beltway Hops Aboard Leon Panetta’s Book Tour
Eric on The New Yorker Festival and Reed on the lazy Beltway boosterism of Leon Panetta's new book.
Oct 14, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
#FergusonOctober Comes to Monday Night Football #FergusonOctober Comes to Monday Night Football
Ferguson October protesters want football fans to know that "Black lives matter, on and off the field."
Oct 14, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Brain Cancer Cases Shot Up in This Florida Town—Is a Defense Contractor to Blame? Brain Cancer Cases Shot Up in This Florida Town—Is a Defense Contractor to Blame?
For years, radioactive waste has seeped into swampland, canals—even drinking water. Now a few families are fighting to hold the polluters accountable.
Oct 14, 2014 / Feature / Sharon Lerner
Why Baby Doc’s Death Doesn’t Mark the End of Haiti’s Duvalier Era Why Baby Doc’s Death Doesn’t Mark the End of Haiti’s Duvalier Era
Corruption in Haiti is still rampant—and the US-backed regime of President Michel Martelly still uses the political toolbox developed by the Duvaliers to control the country....
Oct 14, 2014 / Amy Wilentz
Why American Efforts to Create Foreign Armies Fail Why American Efforts to Create Foreign Armies Fail
For a foreign occupying force to create a unified and effective army from a disunified and disaffected populace was (and remains) a fool’s errand.
Oct 14, 2014 / William J. Astore