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How a Strange, Secretive, Cult-like Company Is Waging Legal War Against Journalists How a Strange, Secretive, Cult-like Company Is Waging Legal War Against Journalists

The lawsuit filed by the NXIVM company against a Vanity Fair writer and a local reporter invokes the same computer hacking law used against Aaron Swartz. 

Nov 18, 2014 / William D. Cohan

Beyond the Drug Raids: Why the Feds Are Fed Up With the NFL

Beyond the Drug Raids: Why the Feds Are Fed Up With the NFL Beyond the Drug Raids: Why the Feds Are Fed Up With the NFL

The prescription drug abuse enabled by NFL teams is only the latest issue that has the federal government ready to breach the political moat that has long surrounded the world of f...

Nov 18, 2014 / Dave Zirin

The Grand Oil Party Takes Washington by Storm

The Grand Oil Party Takes Washington by Storm The Grand Oil Party Takes Washington by Storm

Prepare for the new Republican majority to speed the exploitation of the country’s oil, coal and natural gas reserves.

Nov 18, 2014 / Michael T. Klare

When Mega Corporations Get Mega Tax Breaks, We All Pay

When Mega Corporations Get Mega Tax Breaks, We All Pay When Mega Corporations Get Mega Tax Breaks, We All Pay

A study finds that of the 100 highest-paid CEOs in the US, twenty-nine of them received more compensation than their companies paid in federal income tax.

Nov 18, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

What Sexual Harassment?

What Sexual Harassment? What Sexual Harassment?

Surely there's no harm in giving someone a compliment?

Nov 17, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

Tunisia’s Unfinished Revolution

Tunisia’s Unfinished Revolution Tunisia’s Unfinished Revolution

Religious tensions, remnants of the police state and a broken-down neoliberal economic model imperil Tunisia’s otherwise impressive democratic transition.

Nov 17, 2014 / Jahd Khalil and Foreign Policy In Focus

What to Do About Record Low Voter Turnout? Call a Holiday!

What to Do About Record Low Voter Turnout? Call a Holiday! What to Do About Record Low Voter Turnout? Call a Holiday!

To address dismal election participation, Bernie Sanders proposes giving citizens time off for Democracy Day.

Nov 17, 2014 / John Nichols

A Kentucky Congressman Goes to Bat for His Wife’s Company on Capitol Hill

A Kentucky Congressman Goes to Bat for His Wife’s Company on Capitol Hill A Kentucky Congressman Goes to Bat for His Wife’s Company on Capitol Hill

Has Republican Ed Whitfield unethically supported the interests of his wife’s firm?

Nov 17, 2014 / Lee Fang

Post-Midterm Political Coverage of GOP Extremism Fits the Definition of Media Absurdity

Post-Midterm Political Coverage of GOP Extremism Fits the Definition of Media Absurdity Post-Midterm Political Coverage of GOP Extremism Fits the Definition of Media Absurdity

Eric on this week in concerts and new music releases and Reed on how the mainstream press is always trying to tell the same (false) story about the Republican Party.

Nov 17, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

This Will Make You Think Twice About Getting That Manicure

This Will Make You Think Twice About Getting That Manicure This Will Make You Think Twice About Getting That Manicure

Could the chemicals in beauty products be causing long-term health problems for salon workers?

Nov 17, 2014 / Michelle Chen

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