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Guess Which Political Party Just Condemned the NSA’s Mass Surveillance Program

Guess Which Political Party Just Condemned the NSA’s Mass Surveillance Program Guess Which Political Party Just Condemned the NSA’s Mass Surveillance Program

“Unwarranted government surveillance is an intrusion on basic human rights.”

Jan 24, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh

Justice Department Could Ease Regulations for Legal Weed Businesses ‘Very Soon’

Justice Department Could Ease Regulations for Legal Weed Businesses ‘Very Soon’ Justice Department Could Ease Regulations for Legal Weed Businesses ‘Very Soon’

Currently commercial marijuana retailers have virtually no access to banks--but Attorney General Eric Holder says that might be about to change.

Jan 24, 2014 / Blog / George Zornick

Rutgers Students Take Christie to Task

Rutgers Students Take Christie to Task Rutgers Students Take Christie to Task

The Daily Targum weighs in on Bridgegate.

Jan 23, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Mike Huckabee Actually Said This About Women Today

Mike Huckabee Actually Said This About Women Today Mike Huckabee Actually Said This About Women Today

“The Republicans don’t have a war on women. They have a war for women.”

Jan 23, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh

Spoiler Alert: The GOP Won’t Budge on Its Anti-Choice Platform

Spoiler Alert: The GOP Won’t Budge on Its Anti-Choice Platform Spoiler Alert: The GOP Won’t Budge on Its Anti-Choice Platform

Because the “War on Women” worked so well last time.

Jan 23, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

Richard Sherman’s Latest and his Refusal to Be a Brand

Richard Sherman’s Latest and his Refusal to Be a Brand Richard Sherman’s Latest and his Refusal to Be a Brand

Richard Sherman, by continuing to tell harsh truths, is refusing to be anyone’s brand.

Jan 23, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin

The LGBT Movement Takes Aim at Sochi

The LGBT Movement Takes Aim at Sochi The LGBT Movement Takes Aim at Sochi

The Russian government’s anti-gay scapegoating diverts attention from what appears to be the most corrupt Olympics in history.

Jan 22, 2014 / Feature / Dave Zirin

John Carlos, 1968 Olympian, Speaks Out on LGBT Rights

John Carlos, 1968 Olympian, Speaks Out on LGBT Rights John Carlos, 1968 Olympian, Speaks Out on LGBT Rights

“You need to follow your conscience, follow your heart and follow your wisdom.”

Jan 22, 2014 / Feature / Dave Zirin

The Hidden Environmental and Human Costs of the Sochi Olympics

The Hidden Environmental and Human Costs of the Sochi Olympics The Hidden Environmental and Human Costs of the Sochi Olympics

Illegal waste dumps, displacement of residents, harsh retribution against local activists: Sochi has it all.

Jan 22, 2014 / Feature / Alec Luhn

Meet the IOC, Ideal Candidates for a Perp Walk

Meet the IOC, Ideal Candidates for a Perp Walk Meet the IOC, Ideal Candidates for a Perp Walk

A foul band reeking of corruption, half were chosen by former president Juan Antonio Samaranch, a devoted Fascist in Franco’s Spain.

Jan 22, 2014 / Feature / Andrew Jennings

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