Politics

As the Semester Ends, the Student Movement for Black Lives Turns Up

As the Semester Ends, the Student Movement for Black Lives Turns Up As the Semester Ends, the Student Movement for Black Lives Turns Up

From the classrooms to the streets, the movement keeps growing.

Dec 22, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Poetry and Voting in the Age of Eric Garner

Poetry and Voting in the Age of Eric Garner Poetry and Voting in the Age of Eric Garner

Poet Crystal Valentine: “Maybe politics aren’t Armageddon enough for us”

Dec 22, 2014 / Leslie Savan

How to Survive a Cop Coup: What Bill de Blasio Can Learn From Ecuador

How to Survive a Cop Coup: What Bill de Blasio Can Learn From Ecuador How to Survive a Cop Coup: What Bill de Blasio Can Learn From Ecuador

In late 2010, Ecuador’s Rafael Correa faced down a cop revolt and won—emerging stronger and more popular.

Dec 21, 2014 / Greg Grandin

2014 Was Awful, Part 1

2014 Was Awful, Part 1 2014 Was Awful, Part 1

Here's to a new year!

Dec 19, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

The Cops Hate Being Filmed. So Why Are They OK With Body Cameras?

The Cops Hate Being Filmed. So Why Are They OK With Body Cameras? The Cops Hate Being Filmed. So Why Are They OK With Body Cameras?

Body cameras have been embraced by the police, even as police attack cop-watch patrols.

Dec 19, 2014 / Raven Rakia

What Bernie Sanders and Dwight Eisenhower Have in Common

What Bernie Sanders and Dwight Eisenhower Have in Common What Bernie Sanders and Dwight Eisenhower Have in Common

“It is unacceptable that the Defense Department continues to waste massive amounts of money,” Sanders argues.

Dec 18, 2014 / John Nichols

How Bad Can Marco Rubio and Congress Muck Up the Cuba Shift?

How Bad Can Marco Rubio and Congress Muck Up the Cuba Shift? How Bad Can Marco Rubio and Congress Muck Up the Cuba Shift?

Only Congress can lift the embargo, and prominent Senators have threatened to block any ambassador to Cuba.

Dec 17, 2014 / George Zornick

What Does it Feel Like to Be Tortured?

What Does it Feel Like to Be Tortured? What Does it Feel Like to Be Tortured?

Unless you’ve experienced it, you can never really know. Here are five books that come closest to conveying the horror.

Dec 17, 2014 / Ariel Dorfman

Did Barack Obama Just Win Florida for the 2016 Democratic Nominee?

Did Barack Obama Just Win Florida for the 2016 Democratic Nominee? Did Barack Obama Just Win Florida for the 2016 Democratic Nominee?

The two countries have resumed a dialogue after fifty years.

Dec 17, 2014 / Greg Grandin

Whirlwind Deportations Are Depriving Thousands of Migrants of Their Rights—and Some, of Their Lives

Whirlwind Deportations Are Depriving Thousands of Migrants of Their Rights—and Some, of Their Lives Whirlwind Deportations Are Depriving Thousands of Migrants of Their Rights—and Some, of Their Lives

A review of the Obama administration's deportation practices reveals flagrant disregard for the law, and even human life.

Dec 17, 2014 / Michelle Chen

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