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How ENDA Still Allows Discrimination Against LGBT Workers

How ENDA Still Allows Discrimination Against LGBT Workers How ENDA Still Allows Discrimination Against LGBT Workers

The religious exemption in the current version of ENDA would enshrine the idea that LGBT equality is incompatible with the free exercise of religion.

Jun 20, 2014 / Tobias Barrington Wolff

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 6/20/14?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 6/20/14? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 6/20/14?

This week: the ISIS, hip-hop in Pakistan, and confronting Cohn's assertion about Latin@ identity

Jun 19, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

FIFA Ignores Brazil’s Economic Woes, Provoking Resistance

FIFA Ignores Brazil’s Economic Woes, Provoking Resistance FIFA Ignores Brazil’s Economic Woes, Provoking Resistance

Another day of World Cup games means another day of protests from the Brazilian people. 

Jun 19, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin and Press Room

The Gender Flaw in ‘My Brother’s Keeper’

The Gender Flaw in ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ The Gender Flaw in ‘My Brother’s Keeper’

Women of color are affected by racism too. We can’t keep sending the message that they aren’t.

Jun 19, 2014 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith

This Is What an Overcrowded Holding Center for Migrant Children Looks Like

This Is What an Overcrowded Holding Center for Migrant Children Looks Like This Is What an Overcrowded Holding Center for Migrant Children Looks Like

After weeks of denying access, Border Patrol officials finally let reporters look inside two controversial immigrant processing centers. 

Jun 19, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh

How to Build a Powerful People’s Movement

How to Build a Powerful People’s Movement How to Build a Powerful People’s Movement

If we can do it in North Carolina, don’t tell me we can’t do it across America.

Jun 18, 2014 / Feature / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Jed Rakoff and the Lonely Fight for Wall Street Justice

Jed Rakoff and the Lonely Fight for Wall Street Justice Jed Rakoff and the Lonely Fight for Wall Street Justice

The federal judge is waging a one-man war on bank-friendly SEC settlements.

Jun 18, 2014 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

‘Black Women, Like Black Men, Scar’: Conversation on My Brother’s Keeper Heats Up

‘Black Women, Like Black Men, Scar’: Conversation on My Brother’s Keeper Heats Up ‘Black Women, Like Black Men, Scar’: Conversation on My Brother’s Keeper Heats Up

A new letter signed by 1,000 women of color calls on the president’s initiative on boys and men to include girls and women.

Jun 18, 2014 / Blog / Dani McClain

Can a Liberal Mayor Be Financially Responsible?

Can a Liberal Mayor Be Financially Responsible? Can a Liberal Mayor Be Financially Responsible?

According to the right-wing media’s script, of course not.

Jun 18, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman

Dispatches From Brazil’s World Cup: Real Estate Frenzy Provokes ‘Psychological Attack’ to Oust Favela Residents

Dispatches From Brazil’s World Cup: Real Estate Frenzy Provokes ‘Psychological Attack’ to Oust Favela Residents Dispatches From Brazil’s World Cup: Real Estate Frenzy Provokes ‘Psychological Attack’ to Oust Favela Residents

Favela Vila Autódromo has lost 30 percent of its homes in the last year. Their crime is being next to the 2016 Olympic Village.

Jun 18, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin

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