Society

August 27, 1963: W.E.B. Du Bois Dies

August 27, 1963: W.E.B. Du Bois Dies August 27, 1963: W.E.B. Du Bois Dies

“A society based on money values may reject such a man as scornfully as one based on the tradition of slavery, but a society based upon character and culture will always welcome hi...

Aug 27, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Obama

Three Weeks After Obama Announced His Clean-Power Plan, He Greenlit New Oil Drilling in the Arctic Three Weeks After Obama Announced His Clean-Power Plan, He Greenlit New Oil Drilling in the Arctic

What’s driving the president’s bafflingly two-faced climate policy?

Aug 26, 2015 / Mark Hertsgaard

Donald Trump.

Give Trump This: The 14th Amendment Has Been Working Overtime Give Trump This: The 14th Amendment Has Been Working Overtime

How healthy is it to found a democracy on this one slender reed?

Aug 26, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Germany France Ukraine

Berlin and Paris Versus Kiev Berlin and Paris Versus Kiev

And Henry Kissinger versus US orthodoxy on Ukraine; and Putin versus Stalin on Russia’s past.

Aug 26, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

Trump and Ramos

Jorge Ramos Challenged Both Trump and an Increasingly Absurd Debate Jorge Ramos Challenged Both Trump and an Increasingly Absurd Debate

Candidates and the process itself should be questioned when realism and humanity are being abandoned.

Aug 26, 2015 / John Nichols

Funeral Escort

Turkey Is Using ISIS as Cover for Its War Against Kurdish Activists Turkey Is Using ISIS as Cover for Its War Against Kurdish Activists

Exclusive interviews with survivors and witnesses of an Islamic State bombing show that the Turkish government has finally declared war… on the activists ISIS attacked.

Aug 26, 2015 / Nathan Robinson

August 26, 1920: The 19th Amendment Goes Into Effect, Granting Women the Vote

August 26, 1920: The 19th Amendment Goes Into Effect, Granting Women the Vote August 26, 1920: The 19th Amendment Goes Into Effect, Granting Women the Vote

“The votes of women cast intelligently in the struggle against the present sick economic order may make considerable difference.”

Aug 26, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Kfredrian, Idlib

The Civilian Toll From the War Against ISIS Is Unacceptable. Why Isn’t the Press Covering It? The Civilian Toll From the War Against ISIS Is Unacceptable. Why Isn’t the Press Covering It?

The US-led bombing campaign has killed hundreds, according to one comprehensive report. The Pentagon admits to two.

Aug 25, 2015 / Sara Rathod

Former Minnesota Vikings receiver Cris Carter

Cris Carter: The Fall Guy Cris Carter: The Fall Guy

Comments by Cris Carter that NFL players need a “fall guy” to take the blame for crimes aren’t just shocking. They reflect a broader culture of scapegoating in the league.

Aug 25, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Spotify

Next to Nothing: The Economics and Aesthetics of Streaming Music Next to Nothing: The Economics and Aesthetics of Streaming Music

Apps like Spotify and Apple Music haven’t just changed the way we purchase music—they've changed the way we listen.

Aug 24, 2015 / David Hajdu

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