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Ross Tuttle: The Heavy Hands Behind Stop-and-Frisk

Ross Tuttle: The Heavy Hands Behind Stop-and-Frisk Ross Tuttle: The Heavy Hands Behind Stop-and-Frisk

In Floyd v. City of New York, stop-and-frisk is on the stand—bringing to light police dissent with the NYPD’s discriminatory policies.

Mar 25, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room

What You Need to Know As Prop 8 Hits the Supreme Court

What You Need to Know As Prop 8 Hits the Supreme Court What You Need to Know As Prop 8 Hits the Supreme Court

Hollingsworth v. Perry is the first gay marriage case ever argued before the Court. What’s it going to take for advocates of equality to win?

Mar 25, 2013 / Blog / Nan D. Hunter

Anthony Lewis, 1927–2013

Anthony Lewis, 1927–2013 Anthony Lewis, 1927–2013

The late New York Times columnist believed telling critical truths about your country was a higher form of patriotism.

Mar 25, 2013 / Blog / Rick Perlstein

The Aspiring Folk Hero: Why LeBron James Will Return to the Cleveland Cavaliers

The Aspiring Folk Hero: Why LeBron James Will Return to the Cleveland Cavaliers The Aspiring Folk Hero: Why LeBron James Will Return to the Cleveland Cavaliers

King James is hinting that he will leave the Miami Heat and return to Cleveland—a move that would be felt far beyond the sports world.

Mar 25, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin

Life, Death and Accountability in Anaheim

Life, Death and Accountability in Anaheim Life, Death and Accountability in Anaheim

Another white officer is absolved in the killing of an unarmed Latino man.

Mar 22, 2013 / Blog / Aura Bogado

Bipartisan Push to Scrap Medical Device Tax Is a Cautionary Tale

Bipartisan Push to Scrap Medical Device Tax Is a Cautionary Tale Bipartisan Push to Scrap Medical Device Tax Is a Cautionary Tale

A bipartisan vote to repeal a good tax shows how tricky it can be to enact real tax reform. 

Mar 22, 2013 / Blog / George Zornick

Ten Years Later, NPR Still Lets War Hawks Make Pathetic Excuses

Ten Years Later, NPR Still Lets War Hawks Make Pathetic Excuses Ten Years Later, NPR Still Lets War Hawks Make Pathetic Excuses

The sins of omission in interviewing neocons Richard Perle and Stephen Hadley.

Mar 22, 2013 / Blog / Leslie Savan

What’s So Funny About Steubenville?

What’s So Funny About Steubenville? What’s So Funny About Steubenville?

Decades of feminist work on rape awareness may have changed policy, but it has done little to change the culture.

Mar 22, 2013 / Blog / Jessica Valenti

30 Seconds Over Toledo: How Political Ads Spell Trouble for TV News and Democracy 30 Seconds Over Toledo: How Political Ads Spell Trouble for TV News and Democracy

In the wake of Citizens United, big campaign donors are buying off not only politicians, but also the local news networks that cover them.

Mar 21, 2013 / Blog / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

On the Politics of ‘Scandal’

On the Politics of ‘Scandal’ On the Politics of ‘Scandal’

ABC’s hit show, created by Shonda Rhimes and starring Kerry Washington, is a truly original political soap opera.

Mar 21, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Ken Tucker

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