Society

Who’s Behind the Planned Parenthood Sting Video? Troy Newman—and Other Rabid Anti-Choicers

Who’s Behind the Planned Parenthood Sting Video? Troy Newman—and Other Rabid Anti-Choicers Who’s Behind the Planned Parenthood Sting Video? Troy Newman—and Other Rabid Anti-Choicers

The Center for Medical Progress is led not by well-meaning bioethics geeks but by some of the most virulent members of the anti-choice movement.

Jul 16, 2015 / Eli Clifton and Amanda Marcotte

Serfing the Web: On-Demand Workers Deserve a Place at the Table

Serfing the Web: On-Demand Workers Deserve a Place at the Table Serfing the Web: On-Demand Workers Deserve a Place at the Table

Workers’ voices are being excluded from discussions on the future of the “sharing economy.”

Jul 16, 2015 / Trebor Scholz and Frank Pasquale

Chris Christie drinks water

Chris Christie Is Turning Tap Water Into a Private Commodity Chris Christie Is Turning Tap Water Into a Private Commodity

A new law pushed by the governor makes it even easier for towns to sell their public utilities to private corporations.

Jul 16, 2015 / James F. Kelly

In Flint, Michigan, Overpriced Water is Causing People’s Skin to Erupt in Rashes and Hair to Fall Out.

In Flint, Michigan, Overpriced Water is Causing People’s Skin to Erupt in Rashes and Hair to Fall Out. In Flint, Michigan, Overpriced Water is Causing People’s Skin to Erupt in Rashes and Hair to Fall Out.

As the nation’s infrastructure falls apart, water is becoming more expensive and less safe.

Jul 16, 2015 / Curt Guyette

Barack Obama

How Prison Reform Became a Presidential Priority How Prison Reform Became a Presidential Priority

Obama’s prison visit would have been unimaginable just a few years ago. But organizing and advocacy created a new consensus.

Jul 16, 2015 / Benjamin Todd Jealous

Donald Trump

Republican Contenders and Immigration Republican Contenders and Immigration

They talked about immigrants sort of in code That signaled the nativist crowd. The code is now broken with Trump on the scene. A loudmouth will say things out loud.

Jul 16, 2015 / Column / Calvin Trillin

A protest against the death of Antonio Zambrano-Montes

Was This Victim of a Police Shooting Dangerous, or Just Sick? Was This Victim of a Police Shooting Dangerous, or Just Sick?

What the cops saw made all the difference.

Jul 16, 2015 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

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Letters From the August 3-10, 2015, Issue Letters From the August 3-10, 2015, Issue

Ready or not, here she comes?; the matter with Kansas; resurrecting Berryman; signifying nothing…

Jul 16, 2015 / Our Readers

Tangerine Dream

Trans Sex Workers Seek Comfort and Vengeance in Sean Baker’s ‘Tangerine’ Trans Sex Workers Seek Comfort and Vengeance in Sean Baker’s ‘Tangerine’

Sin-Dee and Alexandra find little solace on the LA streets except in each other.

Jul 16, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Illustration by Doug Chayka

Can We Cure Genetic Diseases Without Slipping Into Eugenics? Can We Cure Genetic Diseases Without Slipping Into Eugenics?

Gene editing could correct genetic mutations for serious illnesses. Will it also create a new eugenics of personal choice?

Jul 16, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Nathaniel Comfort

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