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Supreme Court Issues a Forceful Ruling for Privacy in the Digital Age

Supreme Court Issues a Forceful Ruling for Privacy in the Digital Age Supreme Court Issues a Forceful Ruling for Privacy in the Digital Age

The Court went to surprising lengths to affirm the idea that technological change demands a reconsideration of legal precedent—an assertion that could have significant implications...

Jun 25, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

Can a Free Press Flourish Behind Bars?

Can a Free Press Flourish Behind Bars? Can a Free Press Flourish Behind Bars?

For 127 years, prison newspapers have struggled to speak truth to the outside world.

Jun 25, 2014 / Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche

Luis Suárez May Bite, but FIFA Sucks Blood

Luis Suárez May Bite, but FIFA Sucks Blood Luis Suárez May Bite, but FIFA Sucks Blood

Suspending Luis Suárez is the right thing to do. But the organization responsible for issuing judgment is absent of moral weight.

Jun 25, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin

Will the Democratic Party Deliver for Working Women?

Will the Democratic Party Deliver for Working Women? Will the Democratic Party Deliver for Working Women?

In The Curve’s second roundtable discussion, our contributors ask what legislative goals feminists can really achieve in Washington.

Jun 24, 2014 / The Curve / Kathleen Geier and Curve Contributors

Report: SWAT Teams Armed With Military Equipment Spend Most of Their Time Waging the Drug War

Report: SWAT Teams Armed With Military Equipment Spend Most of Their Time Waging the Drug War Report: SWAT Teams Armed With Military Equipment Spend Most of Their Time Waging the Drug War

The ACLU finds that SWAT teams spend more time kicking down suspected drug offenders’ doors than rescuing hostages or stopping gunmen.

Jun 24, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh

Maybe We Should Listen to Bill Kristol on Iraq

Maybe We Should Listen to Bill Kristol on Iraq Maybe We Should Listen to Bill Kristol on Iraq

Instead of ignoring what the neo-cons have to say about the present crisis in Iraq, maybe we should do this...

Jun 24, 2014 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow

White Rabbit

White Rabbit White Rabbit

In a guise of scientific seriousness, Nicholas Wade’s new book revives the discredited ideas of history’s most notorious racists.

Jun 23, 2014 / Patricia J. Williams

A Student Fears America’s Gun Laws

A Student Fears America’s Gun Laws A Student Fears America’s Gun Laws

“The slackening of state gun regulations has all the absurdity of a joke, but none of the humor.”

Jun 23, 2014 / StudentNation / Annika Neklason and StudentNation

From the World Cup to the Washington Football Team, Indigenous People Fight to Be Seen

From the World Cup to the Washington Football Team, Indigenous People Fight to Be Seen From the World Cup to the Washington Football Team, Indigenous People Fight to Be Seen

Whether in Brazil or the United States, opponents of Native rights have taken to the tactic of pretending indigenous social justice activists simply do not exist.

Jun 21, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin

Human Rights Groups Blast Obama’s Plan to Open New Immigrant Family Detention Centers

Human Rights Groups Blast Obama’s Plan to Open New Immigrant Family Detention Centers Human Rights Groups Blast Obama’s Plan to Open New Immigrant Family Detention Centers

“We’re really concerned that these detention centers…will not be under compliance with international law.”

Jun 20, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh

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