#AskJessica: How Do You Get Men to Understand That Feminism Is Important? #AskJessica: How Do You Get Men to Understand That Feminism Is Important?
The first step is to not talk to brick walls.
Jun 28, 2013 / Blog / Jessica Valenti
It’s Not Just the Interest Rate: How Congress Can Help Students It’s Not Just the Interest Rate: How Congress Can Help Students
While lawmakers have dropped the ball on passing a student loan fix, there are a few basic ways government can still help student borrowers.
Jun 28, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Splenetic Justice: Justice Samuel Alito’s Role on the Roberts Court Splenetic Justice: Justice Samuel Alito’s Role on the Roberts Court
Eric on the amazing range of Cecile McLorin Salvant and Reed on why Samuel Alito is still an asshole.
Jun 28, 2013 / Blog / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (6/27/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (6/27/13)
This week: Obama outlines an aggressive plan to address climate change, Egyptians brace for a second revolution and the Supreme Court erodes workers’ rights.
Jun 28, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
This Week in Poverty: The Unfinished March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom This Week in Poverty: The Unfinished March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
A new report from the Economic Policy Institute examines the unfinished—and widely forgotten—agenda of the March on Washington fifty years ago.
Jun 28, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Newark Union Head Barely Wins Re-Election After Zuckerberg-Donation-Funded Reform Plan Newark Union Head Barely Wins Re-Election After Zuckerberg-Donation-Funded Reform Plan
Following a Facebook fortune-funded teacher bonus plan, Newark teachers elected an incumbent president who supports a recent “performance bonus’ for ‘peer re...
Jun 28, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson
Thank You, Rachel Jeantel Thank You, Rachel Jeantel
In her emotional testimony during the Zimmerman trial, the star witness stands up for more than herself.
Jun 27, 2013 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
What’s Next for the LGBT Movement? What’s Next for the LGBT Movement?
With victory in the fight for marriage equality in sight, what should LGBT activists focus on now?
Jun 27, 2013 / OpinionNation / Urvashi Vaid, Lisa Duggan, Tamara Metz, and Amber Hollibaugh
Molon Labe! Molon Labe!
An arrest in Minnesota, a police tasering in New Hampshire, a July 4 march on Washington—and the angry-white-man efflorescence the media should be tracking.
Jun 27, 2013 / Blog / Rick Perlstein
Outside the Texas Death Chamber Outside the Texas Death Chamber
As Kimberly McCarthy was put to death—the 500th Texas prisoner executed since 1982—protesters and crime victims alike came to bear witness.
Jun 27, 2013 / Alex Hannaford