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This Is David Brooks on Drugs

This Is David Brooks on Drugs This Is David Brooks on Drugs

David Brooks’s blinkered pot column shows how our elites are shielded from the consequences of the war on drugs. 

Jan 3, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg

Is it Getting Better? Chris Kluwe, Aaron Rodgers and LGBT Rights in Sports

Is it Getting Better? Chris Kluwe, Aaron Rodgers and LGBT Rights in Sports Is it Getting Better? Chris Kluwe, Aaron Rodgers and LGBT Rights in Sports

The NFL’s Chris Kluwe and Aaron Rodgers have shown, in distinct ways, that progress for LGBT rights in sports is elusive.

Jan 2, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin

America After 9/11

America After 9/11 America After 9/11

A systematic look at the patterns of rights abuses in the United States’ domestic “war on terror” since September 11, 2001.

Jan 2, 2014 / The Nation

The Benghazi ‘Al Qaeda’ Myth

The Benghazi ‘Al Qaeda’ Myth The Benghazi ‘Al Qaeda’ Myth

The New York Times demolishes conspiracy theories with plain, old-fashioned good reporting.

Jan 2, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Happy New Year, Losers

Happy New Year, Losers Happy New Year, Losers

Thanks to Chief Justice John Roberts, millions of poor Americans won’t get health insurance. 

Dec 31, 2013 / Blog / William Greider

How Tarek Mehanna Went to Prison for a Thought Crime

How Tarek Mehanna Went to Prison for a Thought Crime How Tarek Mehanna Went to Prison for a Thought Crime

As the government embraces a “counter-radicalization” approach to counterterrorism, prosecutors are turning radical beliefs into criminal acts.

Dec 31, 2013 / Amna Akbar

Bonus Question: What Does a Progressive School Policy Really Look Like?

Bonus Question: What Does a Progressive School Policy Really Look Like? Bonus Question: What Does a Progressive School Policy Really Look Like?

de Blasio’s pick for schools chancellor is a great first step toward changing the direction of school reform in New York. But it was just the first step.

Dec 31, 2013 / Blog / Jarrett Murphy

A Look Back at the Year in Crazy, Part Two

A Look Back at the Year in Crazy, Part Two A Look Back at the Year in Crazy, Part Two

Walmart organizes a food drive for its own employees and the Obamacare website bombs.

Dec 31, 2013 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow

Dear NFL Owners: It’s Not Your Coaches. It’s You.

Dear NFL Owners: It’s Not Your Coaches. It’s You. Dear NFL Owners: It’s Not Your Coaches. It’s You.

On "Black Monday" some firings just mask the rotting stench from the owner’s box.

Dec 31, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin

Welcome to the New America: Low-Wage Nation

Welcome to the New America: Low-Wage Nation Welcome to the New America: Low-Wage Nation

Soon we’ll all be stuck with the unjust working conditions that immigrants face: contingent jobs, with lousy pay and few or no benefits.

Dec 30, 2013 / Editorial / Saket Soni

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