Why Would Bigots Attack a Jewish-Arab School in Israel That Teaches Tolerance and Mutual Respect? Why Would Bigots Attack a Jewish-Arab School in Israel That Teaches Tolerance and Mutual Respect?
This latest evidence of hatred is an alarming reminder of how a wonderful educational project continues to stand on precarious ground.
Jun 5, 2014 / Neve Gordon and Catherine Rottenberg
Why the Campus Rape Crisis Confounds Colleges Why the Campus Rape Crisis Confounds Colleges
Virtually everyone agrees the system is broken. But while some feminists want colleges to deliver justice, others argue it’s just not their job. Who is right?
Jun 5, 2014 / Feature / Michelle Goldberg
Former Los Angeles Deputy: We Beat, Slapped and Tased Inmates Without Provocation Former Los Angeles Deputy: We Beat, Slapped and Tased Inmates Without Provocation
An ex-deputy testified in court about the culture of abuse pervading Los Angeles County jails.
Jun 4, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
Why We’re Shocked by White Heroin Use Why We’re Shocked by White Heroin Use
Do white pundits, reporters and TV producers have a no-snitch policy on exposing crises in the white community?
Jun 4, 2014 / Editorial / Ishmael Reed
Sex Trafficking, Lies & Money: Lessons From the Somaly Mam Scandal Sex Trafficking, Lies & Money: Lessons From the Somaly Mam Scandal
Why exactly did the telegenic Cambodian campaigner use fake trafficking victims to raise philanthropic cash from Westerners? And when will Nicholas Kristof ever learn?
Jun 4, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt
New Mass Murder, Old Lesson New Mass Murder, Old Lesson
Why we avoid talking about the one thing that might stop the next bloodbath
Jun 4, 2014 / Against the Current / Richard Kim
The VA Scandal The VA Scandal
The verdict’s in on E. Shinseki. Because the VA’s now a wreck, he Must be replaced at last. So let’s Let someone else neglect the vets.
Jun 4, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
This Simple Fix Could Lift Hundreds of Thousands of Working Women Out of Poverty This Simple Fix Could Lift Hundreds of Thousands of Working Women Out of Poverty
How can we help to make sure that Walmart’s employees can both financially support their children and tuck them in at night?
Jun 4, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
John Carlos Stands Up to an NFL Slur John Carlos Stands Up to an NFL Slur
The NFL may say officially that “Redskins” “is not a slur,” but 1968 bronze medalist and medal-stand protester John Carlos, a man who has had more than a fe...
Jun 4, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin
How to Fight Economic Inequality—Right Now How to Fight Economic Inequality—Right Now
A new initiative aims to put wages at the heart of the inequality debate.
Jun 4, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter