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Boxed In: How a Criminal Record Keeps You Unemployed For Life

Boxed In: How a Criminal Record Keeps You Unemployed For Life Boxed In: How a Criminal Record Keeps You Unemployed For Life

People like Luis Rivera are being locked out of the formal workforce forever thanks to one youthful mistake.

Nov 6, 2013 / Feature / Kai Wright

Legalize Marijuana

Legalize Marijuana Legalize Marijuana

It’s time to legalize marijuana. 

Nov 5, 2013 / NationAction

Turn On, Tune In, Opt Out

Turn On, Tune In, Opt Out Turn On, Tune In, Opt Out

The knowledge that students can forgo tests without repercussions has emboldened parents across the state.

Nov 5, 2013 / StudentNation / Owen Davis and StudentNation

Q&A: Texas Passed a Law Restricting Abortion Rights—Meet One of the Women Fighting Back

Q&A: Texas Passed a Law Restricting Abortion Rights—Meet One of the Women Fighting Back Q&A: Texas Passed a Law Restricting Abortion Rights—Meet One of the Women Fighting Back

Texas Equal Access fund Executive Director Merritt Tierce says the fight against Texas’ new abortion laws will continue and intensify.

Nov 5, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

Will ENDA Be the Next Casualty of the GOP’s Internal Crisis?

Will ENDA Be the Next Casualty of the GOP’s Internal Crisis? Will ENDA Be the Next Casualty of the GOP’s Internal Crisis?

Dim prospects for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act in the House illustrate how far right of the American mainstream the GOP has drifted. 

Nov 5, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

‘After Tiller’: The Abortions No One Wants To Talk About

‘After Tiller’: The Abortions No One Wants To Talk About ‘After Tiller’: The Abortions No One Wants To Talk About

The acclaimed documentary turns an compassionate lens on a complicated, multi-faceted issue. 

Nov 5, 2013 / Laura Flanders

VIDEO: Why This Company Wants You in Prison

VIDEO: Why This Company Wants You in Prison VIDEO: Why This Company Wants You in Prison

It has something to do with the $1.7 billion they made off the privatized incarceration industry just last year.

Nov 5, 2013 / Jesse Lava and Sarah Solon

The NFL’s Bully Problem

The NFL’s Bully Problem The NFL’s Bully Problem

The story of NFL player Richie Incognito bullying a teammate is just the tip of the iceberg.

Nov 5, 2013 / Dave Zirin

Kelly Protestors Empowered the Voiceless

Kelly Protestors Empowered the Voiceless Kelly Protestors Empowered the Voiceless

Civility that comes at the expense of further marginalizing the subjugated is not only worthless, but also criminally dishonest.

Nov 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Casey Gordon and StudentNation

Four ‘November Surprises’ the Right Desperately Hopes Will Derail de Blasio

Four ‘November Surprises’ the Right Desperately Hopes Will Derail de Blasio Four ‘November Surprises’ the Right Desperately Hopes Will Derail de Blasio

The Republicans' last-dtich effort to ward off the inevitable involves lots of Red Scare and Harry Belafonte. 

Nov 4, 2013 / Leslie Savan

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