In Sentencing Criminals, Is Norway Too Soft? Or Are We Too Harsh? In Sentencing Criminals, Is Norway Too Soft? Or Are We Too Harsh?
If Anders Breivik’s twenty-one-year sentence is shocking to Americans, it is largely because we are so uniquely punitive, whether the crime is murder or drug possession.
Aug 28, 2012 / Liliana Segura
Romney Falls Further Out of Touch With Women Romney Falls Further Out of Touch With Women
Romney’s stance on abortion not only contradicts his earlier statements but continues to lose him women voters.
Aug 27, 2012 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Will Huckabee Defend Akin in His RNC Speech? Will Huckabee Defend Akin in His RNC Speech?
Some religious-right figures are rallying around Todd Akin in the wake of his controversial comments on rape. And one of them, Mike Huckabee, is addressing the RNC in prime time.&n...
Aug 24, 2012 / Ben Adler
Scot Nakagawa: Dismantling the Fulcrum of White Supremacy Scot Nakagawa: Dismantling the Fulcrum of White Supremacy
Why the liberation of African-Americans serves as the key to the liberation of all people of color in the United States.
Aug 24, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
Massive Student Protests Continue in Montreal Massive Student Protests Continue in Montreal
Tens of thousands of students and their supporters take to the streets in Montreal to protest tuition hikes.
Aug 24, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
Talk About Poverty: Mariana Chilton’s Questions for Obama and Romney Talk About Poverty: Mariana Chilton’s Questions for Obama and Romney
An expert on child hunger has five questions for President Obama and Governor Romney in the second installment of our #TalkPoverty series.
Aug 24, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Lance Armstrong Will Be Stripped of All His Titles, but Not His Fans Lance Armstrong Will Be Stripped of All His Titles, but Not His Fans
The cyclist has backed away from fighting charges that he used performance-enhancing drugs, but his fans won't back away from him.
Aug 24, 2012 / Dave Zirin
After Sikh Temple Shootings, New Focus on Combating Hate Crimes After Sikh Temple Shootings, New Focus on Combating Hate Crimes
Michelle Obama's visit Thursday to the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin came as activists, senators push for bolder response to violence and hatred.
Aug 23, 2012 / John Nichols
Mitt Romney’s Hypocrisy on Disability Mitt Romney’s Hypocrisy on Disability
A new Romney campaign ad would have you believe healthcare reform was bad for the disabled. Actually, it is Romney’s policies that would put them at risk.
Aug 23, 2012 / Ben Adler
‘Poem about My Rights’: Todd Akin, Meet June Jordan ‘Poem about My Rights’: Todd Akin, Meet June Jordan
Todd Akin, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan all have me thinking of June Jordan’s great “Poem about My Rights.”
Aug 22, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Laura Flanders