Politics

From NOLA to New Jersey, Students Rise Up for Immigrant Justice

From NOLA to New Jersey, Students Rise Up for Immigrant Justice From NOLA to New Jersey, Students Rise Up for Immigrant Justice

As immigration reform approaches and the semester ends, students hit the streets for racial and reproductive justice.

Jun 7, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

The Disillusionment of ‘Before Midnight’

The Disillusionment of ‘Before Midnight’ The Disillusionment of ‘Before Midnight’

Linklater’s latest installment in his trilogy of GenX romance shows that hope isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

Jun 7, 2013 / Blog / Michelle Dean

Denying a Head Start in Washington State

Denying a Head Start in Washington State Denying a Head Start in Washington State

Head Start cuts in Washington State show just how dumb and shortsighted the sequester is.

Jun 7, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann

This Week in Poverty: American Winter Arrives at Capitol Hill

This Week in Poverty: American Winter Arrives at Capitol Hill This Week in Poverty: American Winter Arrives at Capitol Hill

Three Oregonians testifed in the Senate about the lives of the working poor and the state of the American Dream.

Jun 7, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann

Ai Weiwei: Political Art at the Venice Biennale

Ai Weiwei: Political Art at the Venice Biennale Ai Weiwei: Political Art at the Venice Biennale

Six dioramas present key moments of the eighty-one-day imprisonment of the worlld’s most famous artist.

Jun 7, 2013 / Blog / Jon Wiener

Walmart Strikers Target Waltons, as NOW Calls Out Obamas

Walmart Strikers Target Waltons, as NOW Calls Out Obamas Walmart Strikers Target Waltons, as NOW Calls Out Obamas

The National Organization for Women's president says the Obamas have "screwed up" by praising Walmart.

Jun 7, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson

Secret NSA Program Gives the Agency Unprecedented Access to Private Internet Communications

Secret NSA Program Gives the Agency Unprecedented Access to Private Internet Communications Secret NSA Program Gives the Agency Unprecedented Access to Private Internet Communications

Somewhere along the way, we lost our bearings on the balance between privacy and security.

Jun 7, 2013 / Blog / David Cole

Congress, White House on NSA Spying: Nothing to See Here

Congress, White House on NSA Spying: Nothing to See Here Congress, White House on NSA Spying: Nothing to See Here

The NSA spying is legal--and that’s the real scandal. 

Jun 6, 2013 / Blog / George Zornick

I Am Bradley Manning

I Am Bradley Manning I Am Bradley Manning

If you witnessed war crimes, what would you do?

Jun 6, 2013 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

The Senate’s Next Feingolds Must Step Up to Defend Privacy Rights

The Senate’s Next Feingolds Must Step Up to Defend Privacy Rights The Senate’s Next Feingolds Must Step Up to Defend Privacy Rights

Congress has a responsibility to check and balance surveillance abuses. It has failed up to this point. 

Jun 6, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols

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