Society

The New Battle of Britain: How Labour Needs to Respond to the Far Right

The New Battle of Britain: How Labour Needs to Respond to the Far Right The New Battle of Britain: How Labour Needs to Respond to the Far Right

Labour has to lead the case for a modern, multicultural society that needs the skills of migrants to compete in the global economy. 

May 28, 2014 / Harris Beider

Border Agency Won’t Release ‘Scathing’ Review of Its Own Use-of-Force Policies

Border Agency Won’t Release ‘Scathing’ Review of Its Own Use-of-Force Policies Border Agency Won’t Release ‘Scathing’ Review of Its Own Use-of-Force Policies

US border agents have killed forty-five people since 2005.

May 27, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh

How UC–Santa Barbara Can Turn Grief Into Action: Divest From Gun Manufacturers

How UC–Santa Barbara Can Turn Grief Into Action: Divest From Gun Manufacturers How UC–Santa Barbara Can Turn Grief Into Action: Divest From Gun Manufacturers

Our communities are bearing the brunt of gun violence while corporate executives reap the financial rewards.

May 27, 2014 / Peter Dreier and Jennifer Fiore

Pure Poison: The UCSB Shooting, Ray Rice and a Culture of Violence Against Women

Pure Poison: The UCSB Shooting, Ray Rice and a Culture of Violence Against Women Pure Poison: The UCSB Shooting, Ray Rice and a Culture of Violence Against Women

Misogyny becomes weaponized when a culture excuses it and looks the other way.

May 27, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin

Conservative Jones, Boy Detective, and the Mystery of the Unhinged Netizens

Conservative Jones, Boy Detective, and the Mystery of the Unhinged Netizens Conservative Jones, Boy Detective, and the Mystery of the Unhinged Netizens

Why are certain Internet users so irrationally attached to the notion of net neutrality?

May 27, 2014 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow

The Tabloid Shaming of Chirlane McCray Ignores the Realities of Motherhood

The Tabloid Shaming of Chirlane McCray Ignores the Realities of Motherhood The Tabloid Shaming of Chirlane McCray Ignores the Realities of Motherhood

So she was ambivalent at first. So were a lot of us.

May 23, 2014 / Lizzy Ratner

Tennessee and the Electric Chair: A Q&A With Death Penalty Expert Austin Sarat

Tennessee and the Electric Chair: A Q&A With Death Penalty Expert Austin Sarat Tennessee and the Electric Chair: A Q&A With Death Penalty Expert Austin Sarat

On Thursday, Tennessee became the only state in America to authorize forced electrocutions.

May 23, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh

Colleges Are Buying Stuff They Can’t Afford and Making Students Pay For It

Colleges Are Buying Stuff They Can’t Afford and Making Students Pay For It Colleges Are Buying Stuff They Can’t Afford and Making Students Pay For It

Colleges borrowing great sums from students are focusing on prettying and branding the campus to reflect the commodification of the “college experience,” a vicious cycl...

May 23, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

Will the Caribbean Reparations Initiative Inspire a Revitalization of the US Movement?

Will the Caribbean Reparations Initiative Inspire a Revitalization of the US Movement? Will the Caribbean Reparations Initiative Inspire a Revitalization of the US Movement?

Underdevelopment in the Caribbean is a direct legacy of the slave trade, and descendants of enslaved Africans should be compensated accordingly.

May 23, 2014 / Don Rojas

The Guy Who Gets Away: NBA Prayers for Sterling to Leave Quietly May Be Answered

The Guy Who Gets Away: NBA Prayers for Sterling to Leave Quietly May Be Answered The Guy Who Gets Away: NBA Prayers for Sterling to Leave Quietly May Be Answered

Sterling’s quiet exit is a great outcome for the NBA brass—but not for justice.

May 23, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin

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