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Torture’s Dirty Secret: It Works Torture’s Dirty Secret: It Works

When it comes to social control, nothing works quite like torture.

Dec 9, 2014 / Column / Naomi Klein

Activists Stage a ‘Royal Shutdown’ of Barclays Center

Activists Stage a ‘Royal Shutdown’ of Barclays Center Activists Stage a ‘Royal Shutdown’ of Barclays Center

Last night, hundreds of protesters converged on the Cavaliers-Nets game to continue to demand justice in the wake of the Eric Garner case.

Dec 9, 2014 / Muna Mire

‘We Can’t Breathe’: The Movement Against Police Brutality Is Just Beginning

‘We Can’t Breathe’: The Movement Against Police Brutality Is Just Beginning ‘We Can’t Breathe’: The Movement Against Police Brutality Is Just Beginning

In order to breathe, people have begun to move.

Dec 9, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Chicago Bulls Point Guard Derrick Rose Is No Michael Jordan

Chicago Bulls Point Guard Derrick Rose Is No Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls Point Guard Derrick Rose Is No Michael Jordan

Unlike Michael Jordan, the man who has a statue on the east side of the United Center, Rose took a stand on a polarizing issue as a player.

Dec 9, 2014 / Evan F. Moore

Obama Hijacks ‘The Word’ From Stephen Colbert

Obama Hijacks ‘The Word’ From Stephen Colbert Obama Hijacks ‘The Word’ From Stephen Colbert

Except Obama calls it “The Decree.” 

Dec 9, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Right-Wing Lessons Learned

Right-Wing Lessons Learned Right-Wing Lessons Learned

Lesson 1: It's never about race.

Dec 8, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

Will the Supreme Court Help Mitch McConnell Destroy Obamacare?

Will the Supreme Court Help Mitch McConnell Destroy Obamacare? Will the Supreme Court Help Mitch McConnell Destroy Obamacare?

Congress will not have the power to overturn the Affordable Care Act, so Republicans are hoping the Supreme Court’s right-wingers will do the dirty work for them.

Dec 8, 2014 / William Greider

#BlackLivesMatter Takes the Field: A Weekend of Athletes Speaking Out

#BlackLivesMatter Takes the Field: A Weekend of Athletes Speaking Out #BlackLivesMatter Takes the Field: A Weekend of Athletes Speaking Out

This weekend saw a series of quiet, on-field demonstrations in memory of Michael Brown and Eric Garner that demonstrate the reach of a new movement.

Dec 8, 2014 / Dave Zirin

Want to Exploit Retail Workers? In San Francisco, It’ll Cost You

Want to Exploit Retail Workers? In San Francisco, It’ll Cost You Want to Exploit Retail Workers? In San Francisco, It’ll Cost You

The city now has a Retail Workers Bill of Rights.

Dec 5, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Right-Wing Media’s Painful Pivot From Demonizing Mike Brown to Giving Eric Garner a Moral Pass

Right-Wing Media’s Painful Pivot From Demonizing Mike Brown to Giving Eric Garner a Moral Pass Right-Wing Media’s Painful Pivot From Demonizing Mike Brown to Giving Eric Garner a Moral Pass

How to bury two dead black men in the “reverse racism” narrative.

Dec 5, 2014 / Leslie Savan

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