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How Did These Graduate Students Improve Their Working Conditions? They Went on Strike!

How Did These Graduate Students Improve Their Working Conditions? They Went on Strike! How Did These Graduate Students Improve Their Working Conditions? They Went on Strike!

At the University of Oregon, campus organizing took on a new meaning when graduate workers went on the picket line.

Dec 12, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

Latin America’s Lesson for the US: Prosecute the Torturers

Latin America’s Lesson for the US: Prosecute the Torturers Latin America’s Lesson for the US: Prosecute the Torturers

The region’s transition out of dictatorship hinged on two words the United States would be wise to heed: “Never again.”

Dec 12, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Jo-Marie Burt and Foreign Policy In Focus

Prosecute John Yoo, Says Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky

Prosecute John Yoo, Says Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky Prosecute John Yoo, Says Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky

Yoo’s “torture memo“ was part of a Bush administration conspiracy to violate the federal torture act.

Dec 12, 2014 / Blog / Jon Wiener

Why #BlackLivesMatter Should Transform the Climate Debate

Why #BlackLivesMatter Should Transform the Climate Debate Why #BlackLivesMatter Should Transform the Climate Debate

What would governments do if black and brown lives counted as much as white lives?

Dec 12, 2014 / Naomi Klein

The Power of Political Athletes to Puncture Privilege

The Power of Political Athletes to Puncture Privilege The Power of Political Athletes to Puncture Privilege

By breaching the walls of the sports world, we can puncture the ultimate privilege in our society: that of blissful ignorance.

Dec 12, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin

‘Are You Listening?’ Ten Highlights From a Generational Moment

‘Are You Listening?’ Ten Highlights From a Generational Moment ‘Are You Listening?’ Ten Highlights From a Generational Moment

From Ferguson to Staten Island, a youth uprising.

Dec 11, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

DC Voted to Legalize Marijuana. Congress Should Not Overrule It.

DC Voted to Legalize Marijuana. Congress Should Not Overrule It. DC Voted to Legalize Marijuana. Congress Should Not Overrule It.

Congress’s spending bill overrides Washington’s vote to legalize marijuana and thwarts the will of the people.

Dec 11, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols

Why It’s So Hard to Write About Rape

Why It’s So Hard to Write About Rape Why It’s So Hard to Write About Rape

Is it possible to be sensitive to victims while still being a discerning journalist?

Dec 11, 2014 / Salamishah Tillet

Is Racial Justice Possible in America?

Is Racial Justice Possible in America? Is Racial Justice Possible in America?

We need law and policing reform, but first we have to want to end state-sanctioned violence against African-Americans.

Dec 10, 2014 / Feature / David Dante Troutt

The State Where Giving Birth Can Be Criminal

The State Where Giving Birth Can Be Criminal The State Where Giving Birth Can Be Criminal

Tennessee is arresting new mothers for having used drugs in pregnancy—but in a cruel Catch-22, many can’t get the treatment they need.

Dec 10, 2014 / Feature / Rosa Goldensohn and Rachael Levy

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