Society

Aaron Rodgers: We Need Your Voice for Wisconsin’s Working Families Aaron Rodgers: We Need Your Voice for Wisconsin’s Working Families

There are many indications that Aaron Rodgers supports the protesters in Wisconsin. But at this critical moment we need more than indications.

Feb 19, 2011 / The Notion / Dave Zirin

Can Egypt’s Internet Movement Be Exported? Can Egypt’s Internet Movement Be Exported?

In his new book, Evgeny Morozov calls on the US government to reassess its technology sector, which is now yoked to the geopolitics of several pro-democracy uprisings.

Feb 18, 2011 / Ari Melber

What We Still Haven’t Learned About Rape What We Still Haven’t Learned About Rape

As a society we’ve yet to disarm rapists—or rape.

Feb 17, 2011 / The Notion / Laura Flanders

Walkouts, Payouts and Lockouts Walkouts, Payouts and Lockouts

Why the NFL's labor dispute should matter to you.

Feb 17, 2011 / Blog / Eric Alterman

The Upside of Censorship

The Upside of Censorship The Upside of Censorship

Sometimes the censor is art’s best friend.

Feb 17, 2011 / Books & the Arts / JoAnn Wypijewski

Selling History Short in Mississippi Selling History Short in Mississippi

Why is Haley Barbour so eager to turn Mississippi into a civil rights tourist attraction?

Feb 17, 2011 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge

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Feb 16, 2011 / Letters / Our Readers

Green Bay Packers Sound Off Against Gov. Scott ‘Hosni’ Walker Green Bay Packers Sound Off Against Gov. Scott ‘Hosni’ Walker

Gov. Scott Walker is learning the hard way: you can't praise the Green Bay Packers on a Monday and threaten workers on Tuesday, and expect the Pack to be silent.

Feb 16, 2011 / The Notion / Dave Zirin

Mayor to Judge: Drop Dead Mayor to Judge: Drop Dead

New York State Supreme Court Justice Emily Jane Goodman's rulings regularly raise hackles, but now Mayor Bloomberg is getting in on the act.

Feb 16, 2011 / Katha Pollitt

America’s Socialist Legacy America’s Socialist Legacy

 As the right works to portray Obama as a socialist, John Nichols explains how positive socialist ideals have been blacklisted from our political discourse.

Feb 15, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

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