Honduras: Which Side Is the US On? Honduras: Which Side Is the US On?
In the name of fighting drugs, the Obama administration has allied itself with a corrupt coup regime.
May 22, 2012 / Feature / Dana Frank
GOP Super PACs Dominate Early Ads With Lies GOP Super PACs Dominate Early Ads With Lies
Conservative Super PACs are outraising and outspending the liberal ones. And they are spreading lies.
Ai-jen Poo: Organizing Precarious Labor [VIDEO] Ai-jen Poo: Organizing Precarious Labor [VIDEO]
The swelling ranks of precarious workers—freelancers, independent contractors, interns—can learn much from domestic workers' efforts to gain legal rights.
May 22, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds
Richard Kim: Hate Crimes and the Legacy of Dharun Ravi’s Case Richard Kim: Hate Crimes and the Legacy of Dharun Ravi’s Case
Dharun Ravi's case and the story of Tyler Clementi highlight how far American society has yet to go.
May 22, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Congress Speaks on Voting Rights—and Mississippi Hollers Back Congress Speaks on Voting Rights—and Mississippi Hollers Back
The intersection between what Congressional Democrats and state Republicans are attempting around voting shows a tragic collision in which democracy, citizens of color and many liv...
May 18, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock
The Fake Violence Against Women Act The Fake Violence Against Women Act
House Republicans want to legislate a hierarchy of victimhood.
May 17, 2012 / Blog / Salamishah Tillet
Preying on the Poor Preying on the Poor
How government and corporations use the poor as piggy banks.
May 17, 2012 / Barbara Ehrenreich
Anti-Intellectualism From Arizona to Michigan Anti-Intellectualism From Arizona to Michigan
From the ethnic studies ban to firings over Travyon Martin, a strange hostility toward progressive education is emerging.
May 16, 2012 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
The Criminalization of Rape Victims The Criminalization of Rape Victims
There’s a growing trend of criminalizing rape survivors in order to guarantee their testimonies at trial.
May 15, 2012 / Blog / Salamishah Tillet
It’s Time to Break Up the Big Banks It’s Time to Break Up the Big Banks
When will Congress and the White House wake up to the fact that big banks are still playing with bombs?
May 15, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel