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Jeremy Scahill: Obama Is the Only Person Keeping Abdulelah Haider Shaye in Prison Jeremy Scahill: Obama Is the Only Person Keeping Abdulelah Haider Shaye in Prison

Why is President Obama keeping a journalist imprisoned in Yemen?

Mar 20, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Forty Years Later, We’re Still Fighting ‘Eisenstadt v. Baird’

Forty Years Later, We’re Still Fighting ‘Eisenstadt v. Baird’ Forty Years Later, We’re Still Fighting ‘Eisenstadt v. Baird’

Rush Limbaugh's anti-contraception tirade targeted a single woman. Would he have had done the same if Sandra Fluke had been married?

Mar 20, 2012 / Jonathan D. Moreno and Frances Kissling

Trayvon Martin’s Killing and Our Deep Distrust of Government Trayvon Martin’s Killing and Our Deep Distrust of Government

Our police force is the only entity that can ensure protection and justice. We must reform it, not opt out of it.

Mar 20, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert

‘Dear G-d’: My Fervent Prayer That Tim Tebow Becomes a Miami Dolphin ‘Dear G-d’: My Fervent Prayer That Tim Tebow Becomes a Miami Dolphin

Please, oh please: may the soon-to-be ex–Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow land in Miami. It’s a match made in my own idea of Heaven.

Mar 20, 2012 / Blog / Dave Zirin

How Will Voters Respond to the War on Women? How Will Voters Respond to the War on Women?

Has President Obama stood strong enough on women's issues?

Mar 19, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Dave Zirin: The Flaws and Failures of College Sports Dave Zirin: The Flaws and Failures of College Sports

How the college sports system exploits student-athletes while raking in billions.

Mar 19, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

An Interview With Lisa Delpit on Educating ‘Other People’s Children’ An Interview With Lisa Delpit on Educating ‘Other People’s Children’

The beloved education theorist talks about Teach for America, the intelligence of poor children, and how her own work has been misinterpreted. 

Mar 19, 2012 / Blog / Dana Goldstein

Justice for Trayvon Martin

Justice for Trayvon Martin Justice for Trayvon Martin

Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law puts the threshold for self-defense so low that major questions in this case will likely go unanswered.

Mar 19, 2012 / Mychal Denzel Smith

More March Madness: The Persecution of Jamar Samuels More March Madness: The Persecution of Jamar Samuels

Kansas State center Jamar Samuels was suspended by the NCAA for trying to “feed his family.”

Mar 19, 2012 / Blog / Dave Zirin

Will Running to the Right Hurt Romney?

Will Running to the Right Hurt Romney? Will Running to the Right Hurt Romney?

Pundits say Mitt has damaged his brand among women and Latinos. Not so fast. 

Mar 18, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

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