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Shep Smith Slams Fellow Foxers for Fanning Fear of Ebola

Shep Smith Slams Fellow Foxers for Fanning Fear of Ebola Shep Smith Slams Fellow Foxers for Fanning Fear of Ebola

Fox needs Shep’s anti-Fox narrative now more than ever.

Oct 16, 2014 / Leslie Savan

A Positive Case For Abortion Rights

A Positive Case For Abortion Rights A Positive Case For Abortion Rights

"Having children when you want to have children is very important for women's lives."

Oct 16, 2014 / Katha Pollitt

What Will Protect Black Americans From Police Violence?

What Will Protect Black Americans From Police Violence? What Will Protect Black Americans From Police Violence?

Police interactions have gone viral, but will that stop the brutality?

Oct 16, 2014 / Melissa Harris-Perry

Freezing Eggs Is an Extreme Example of How We’ve Privatized the Work/Family Clash

Freezing Eggs Is an Extreme Example of How We’ve Privatized the Work/Family Clash Freezing Eggs Is an Extreme Example of How We’ve Privatized the Work/Family Clash

It's important for women to have access to egg freezing if they want it, but it's a terrible solution to the fact that our society makes it so hard to parent and work.

Oct 16, 2014 / Bryce Covert

Youth Are on the Frontlines in Ferguson, and They Refuse to Back Down

Youth Are on the Frontlines in Ferguson, and They Refuse to Back Down Youth Are on the Frontlines in Ferguson, and They Refuse to Back Down

Faced with police brutality, white hostility and entrenched racism, young activists are showing the world a new kind of resistance.

Oct 16, 2014 / Muna Mire

Pre-Season #FreePalestine NBA Protests Come to DC

Pre-Season #FreePalestine NBA Protests Come to DC Pre-Season #FreePalestine NBA Protests Come to DC

Israeli basketball fans say it’s just a game. Palestinian fans say it’s their game too and are disappointed the NBA has taken away a safe space, an escape from conflict...

Oct 16, 2014 / Dave Zirin

Jail Time Is a Terrible Way to Treat Substance Abuse

Jail Time Is a Terrible Way to Treat Substance Abuse Jail Time Is a Terrible Way to Treat Substance Abuse

By facilitating access to treatment and services, Seattle’s drug-enforcement program actually helps those suffering from substance abuse, while revolutionizing criminal justice.

Oct 16, 2014 / Kara Dansky

It’s Time for Everyone to Come Out of the Debt Closet

It’s Time for Everyone to Come Out of the Debt Closet It’s Time for Everyone to Come Out of the Debt Closet

NYU Queer Union tackles student debt with their second annual “Come Out of the Debt Closet” event.

Oct 15, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Maricopa County's Tent City jail in Phoenix.

What Happens When A City Decides to Offer Addicts Services, Not Prison Sentences? What Happens When A City Decides to Offer Addicts Services, Not Prison Sentences?

Inspired by Seattle, Santa Fe adopts the LEAD program to divert people arrested for drug possession away from the criminal justice system and into treatment.

Oct 15, 2014 / Aaron Miguel Cantú

Are the Beltway Media Helping Mitch McConnell Stay in Power?

Are the Beltway Media Helping Mitch McConnell Stay in Power? Are the Beltway Media Helping Mitch McConnell Stay in Power?

After thirty years in the Senate, Mitch’s loss would make MSM Rolodexes obsolete.

Oct 15, 2014 / Leslie Savan

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