I Wear the Badge of Socialist With Honor I Wear the Badge of Socialist With Honor
The full text of the new Seattle city council member’s inauguration speech.
Jan 8, 2014 / Kshama Sawant
We Need Privacy Laws for the Digital Era We Need Privacy Laws for the Digital Era
Updating the Fourth Amendment has been done before, to address the invention of cars, phones and GPS. It’s time to do it again.
Jan 8, 2014 / Editorial / David Cole
How Boilerplate Contracts Strip Our Rights How Boilerplate Contracts Strip Our Rights
Almost every day, corporations seize them without our informed consent. The consumer protection bureau should put a stop to it.
Jan 8, 2014 / Editorial / Theresa Amato
Removing the Judge Who Ruled ‘Stop and Frisk’ Unconstitutional Is a Blow to Justice Removing the Judge Who Ruled ‘Stop and Frisk’ Unconstitutional Is a Blow to Justice
An appeals court's unprecedented removal of Shira Scheindlin has sent a chilling message to other federal judges.
Remember ‘Benghazi’? Remember ‘Benghazi’?
Wild Republican accusations have been debunked—but still they continue.
Jan 8, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman
It’s Time to End ‘Broken Windows’ Policing It’s Time to End ‘Broken Windows’ Policing
The returning William Bratton should recognize that the notorious policy has exacerbated discrimination, not improved safety.
Jan 8, 2014 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
To Help Connect the Two New Yorks, Bill de Blasio Should Build More Community Broadband To Help Connect the Two New Yorks, Bill de Blasio Should Build More Community Broadband
How high-speed Internet access is changing one Brooklyn neighborhood.
Jan 8, 2014 / Maya Wiley
America’s Biggest Private Prison Company Now Offers Acupuncture America’s Biggest Private Prison Company Now Offers Acupuncture
You just have to go to jail first.
Jan 8, 2014 / Blog / Jessica Weisberg
Reading Melville in Post-9/11 America Reading Melville in Post-9/11 America
The author's half-forgotten masterpiece, Benito Cereno, provides fascinating insight into issues of slavery, freedom, individualism—and Islamophobia.
Jan 7, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Greg Grandin
Melville and the Language of Denial Melville and the Language of Denial
The events behind his story Benito Cereno are more than two centuries old, but the deceptions of racial inferiority that Melville exposes resonate today.
Jan 7, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Toni Morrison