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Moving the Final Four out of Indiana Would Be One Hell of a Political Statement

Moving the Final Four out of Indiana Would Be One Hell of a Political Statement Moving the Final Four out of Indiana Would Be One Hell of a Political Statement

If the NCAA is serious about its opposition to Indiana's religious freedom law they should move the Final Four

Mar 31, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Animal Education

Animal Education Animal Education

War between men and dogs looms in the Budapest of White God; Ethan Hawke pays homage to New York City’s greatest piano teacher in Seymour: An Introduction.

Mar 31, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Is the Former Capital of the Confederacy Finally Ready to Confront Its Poverty—and Its Past?

Is the Former Capital of the Confederacy Finally Ready to Confront Its Poverty—and Its Past? Is the Former Capital of the Confederacy Finally Ready to Confront Its Poverty—and Its Past?

Richmond, Virginia, is the eleventh-most-unequal big city in the country; its leaders finally want to change that.

Mar 31, 2015 / Sasha Abramsky

Indiana Just Sentenced a Woman Convicted of Feticide to Twenty Years in Prison

Indiana Just Sentenced a Woman Convicted of Feticide to Twenty Years in Prison Indiana Just Sentenced a Woman Convicted of Feticide to Twenty Years in Prison

We’ve reached a point where desperate women who end their pregnancies before viability are being locked up.

Mar 30, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg

Monica Lewinsky, Justine Sacco, John Oliver and the Circle of Shaming

Monica Lewinsky, Justine Sacco, John Oliver and the Circle of Shaming Monica Lewinsky, Justine Sacco, John Oliver and the Circle of Shaming

In the digital era, I shame, you shame, we all shame.

Mar 30, 2015 / Leslie Savan

The Campaign to Refuse Student Debt Is About to Kick Into Overdrive

The Campaign to Refuse Student Debt Is About to Kick Into Overdrive The Campaign to Refuse Student Debt Is About to Kick Into Overdrive

Anti-debtors are descending on DC to challenge the Department of Education’s regulation of student debt.

Mar 30, 2015 / Michelle Chen

In Homage to Her Womanly Bravery

In Homage to Her Womanly Bravery In Homage to Her Womanly Bravery

On women who refused to live in silence and be consigned to oblivion.

Mar 30, 2015 / Eduardo Galeano

Why the NCAA Should Move the Final Four Out of Indiana

Why the NCAA Should Move the Final Four Out of Indiana Why the NCAA Should Move the Final Four Out of Indiana

Governor Mike Pence just signed a bill licensing discrimination against LGBT people.

Mar 28, 2015 / Dave Zirin

The Unexpected Burden of Pregnancy at Work

The Unexpected Burden of Pregnancy at Work The Unexpected Burden of Pregnancy at Work

This week’s Supreme Court ruling is one step toward protecting pregnant workers from the whims of their employers.

Mar 27, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Newt Gingrich

Does it Matter Why the Right Wants Criminal-Justice Reform? Does it Matter Why the Right Wants Criminal-Justice Reform?

Many reformers on the left are optimistic that this time, bipartisan consensus will tilt in a progressive direction.

Mar 27, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

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