Society

The Right to Be Forgotten

The Right to Be Forgotten The Right to Be Forgotten

Imagine a camera aimed at a human face forever.

Sep 17, 2014 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

What Happened to Janay Palmer in the Elevator What Happened to Janay Palmer in the Elevator

Absent video, how could Goodell Be expected for certain to tell? So he figured that, not feeling well From the flu, say, this mademoiselle Might have suffered a brief fainting spell, From which slowly but surely she fell. And then her husband dragged her out of the  elevator, dumped her on the floor, and walked away.

Sep 17, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Women of Color and the Hidden Trauma of Police Brutality

Women of Color and the Hidden Trauma of Police Brutality Women of Color and the Hidden Trauma of Police Brutality

Calling out discrimination can be a slippery thing, but the shame, humiliation and powerlessness we feel because of overly aggressive policing is real.

Sep 16, 2014 / Marie Myung-Ok Lee

Who’s Paying the Pro-War Pundits?

Who’s Paying the Pro-War Pundits? Who’s Paying the Pro-War Pundits?

Talking heads like former General Jack Keane are all over the news media fanning fears of IS. Shouldn’t the public know about their links to Pentagon contractors?

Sep 16, 2014 / Editorial / Lee Fang

Whatever Happened to Gun Control?

Whatever Happened to Gun Control? Whatever Happened to Gun Control?

The Newtown tragedy was supposed to change everything about gun politics. Why it didn’t—and how reformers might still win.

Sep 16, 2014 / George Zornick

How the Voice of Janay Rice Has Been Silenced by the Media

How the Voice of Janay Rice Has Been Silenced by the Media How the Voice of Janay Rice Has Been Silenced by the Media

Janay Rice is being revictimized by the media.

Sep 16, 2014 / Blog / Melissa Harris-Perry

Kingdom of Slaves in the Persian Gulf

Kingdom of Slaves in the Persian Gulf Kingdom of Slaves in the Persian Gulf

In the smallest Gulf states, nearly 90 percent of residents are immigrant laborers. Many face unspeakable abuse.

Sep 16, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Sam Badger, Giorgio Cafiero, and Foreign Policy In Focus

Why Liberians Thought Ebola Was a Government Scam to Attract Western Aid

Why Liberians Thought Ebola Was a Government Scam to Attract Western Aid Why Liberians Thought Ebola Was a Government Scam to Attract Western Aid

Decades of corruption have left Liberians suspicious of their government.

Sep 16, 2014 / Sara Jerving

Inmates Aren’t the Only Victims of the Prison-Industrial Complex

Inmates Aren’t the Only Victims of the Prison-Industrial Complex Inmates Aren’t the Only Victims of the Prison-Industrial Complex

Prison-reform advocates tend to focus on the plight of those behind bars. But the enforcers of this draconian system are victims as well.

Sep 16, 2014 / Alex Hannaford

To Start the Semester, Students Walk Out, Shut Down Traffic and ‘Carry That Weight’

To Start the Semester, Students Walk Out, Shut Down Traffic and ‘Carry That Weight’ To Start the Semester, Students Walk Out, Shut Down Traffic and ‘Carry That Weight’

Will Koch-allied trustees, state-appointed superintendents or President Obama ever listen to students?

Sep 15, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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