Supreme Court Strikes Down Law That Keeps Anti-Choice Protesters 35 Feet Away From Abortion Clinics Supreme Court Strikes Down Law That Keeps Anti-Choice Protesters 35 Feet Away From Abortion Clinics
Massachusetts’s 35-foot buffer between health clinic patients and anti-abortion advocates has been ruled unconstitutional.
Jun 26, 2014 / Blog / Dani McClain
Seeking Justice—or At Least the Truth—for ‘Comfort Women’ Seeking Justice—or At Least the Truth—for ‘Comfort Women’
A growing global movement is ensuring that if the Japanese government won’t hold itself accountable for its crimes against women, then history will.
Jun 25, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Christine Ahn and Foreign Policy In Focus
Supreme Court Kills the Old Robocop Dream Supreme Court Kills the Old Robocop Dream
The justices didn’t quote Christian Parenti, but they should have.
Jun 25, 2014 / Back Issues / Richard Kreitner
Despite SCOTUS Ban, 15 States Still Have Not Passed Laws Ending Mandatory Life Without Parole for Juveniles Despite SCOTUS Ban, 15 States Still Have Not Passed Laws Ending Mandatory Life Without Parole for Juveniles
Two years after the Supreme Court ruled the practice unconstitutional, many states are still able to send children to die in prison without recourse.
Jun 25, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
We’ve Been Living in ‘1984’ Since 1921 We’ve Been Living in ‘1984’ Since 1921
That was when the Bureau of Investigation—the forerunner of today’s FBI—first opened a file on the magazine.
Jun 25, 2014 / From the Archive / David Cole
What the Right Misses About Islamic Extremism: A Conversation With Saba Ahmed What the Right Misses About Islamic Extremism: A Conversation With Saba Ahmed
Last week Saba Ahmed became yet another Muslim punching bag for the right, who refuse to listen to her game-changing plan to fight extremism.
Jun 25, 2014 / Hannah Harris Green
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?
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
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?
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