Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (7/5/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (7/5/13)
This week: revolution in Egypt, reproductive rights in DC, elections in South Korea and solidarity with Bangladeshi workers everywhere.
Jul 5, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Tom Paine, Nelson Mandela and ‘the Birth of a New World’ Tom Paine, Nelson Mandela and ‘the Birth of a New World’
Nelson Mandela has always recognized the real meaning of July 4.
Jul 3, 2013 / John Nichols
Sequestration Watch: Hunger by the Numbers Sequestration Watch: Hunger by the Numbers
Think sequestration isn’t having much of an effect? Check out the impact on food and hunger programs in the US and abroad.
Jul 3, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Oh, Right, the Jobs Crisis Oh, Right, the Jobs Crisis
With a 7.6 percent unemployment rate, and much higher youth unemployment, job creation must remain on the agenda.
Jul 3, 2013 / John Nichols
A New Strategy for Voting Rights A New Strategy for Voting Rights
Activists are already moving ‘from outrage to action’ in fighting the Supreme Court’s awful VRA decision.
Jul 3, 2013 / Ari Berman
A ‘Feminist Army’ Storms Texas A ‘Feminist Army’ Storms Texas
By refusing to give up on a done deal, Texas feminists showed us what the future of pro-choice activism looks like.
Jul 2, 2013 / Column / Jessica Valenti
Chicago Rising! Chicago Rising!
A resurgent protest culture fights back against Rahm Emanuel’s austerity agenda.
Jul 2, 2013 / Feature / Rick Perlstein
How the Powerful Derail Accountability: The Case of Intelligence Reform (Part II) How the Powerful Derail Accountability: The Case of Intelligence Reform (Part II)
When momentum gathered to reign in the national security state in 1976, the powers that be struck back with a distraction campaign that worked.
Jul 2, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
The Dictionary of the Global War on You The Dictionary of the Global War on You
Definitions for a new age
Jul 2, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt
Non-Union Federally Contracted Workers Will Stage Second Strike Today Non-Union Federally Contracted Workers Will Stage Second Strike Today
Today's strike is designed to pressure the president to use his executive authority to raise labor standards for federal contracting.
Jul 2, 2013 / Josh Eidelson