Society

Will HRC Do Right By the South?

Will HRC Do Right By the South? Will HRC Do Right By the South?

Southern organizers have tips on how the LGBT group can make its foray into the region work. HRC responds: “We got this.”

May 1, 2014 / Dani McClain

Cracking Down on Subway Dancers Is Just Another Way of Criminalizing Black Youth

Cracking Down on Subway Dancers Is Just Another Way of Criminalizing Black Youth Cracking Down on Subway Dancers Is Just Another Way of Criminalizing Black Youth

The ease with which we criminalize and abuse black youth in this country would be astounding if it weren’t so routine.

May 1, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Why Is the US the Only Country that Celebrates ‘Loyalty Day’ on May 1?

Why Is the US the Only Country that Celebrates ‘Loyalty Day’ on May 1? Why Is the US the Only Country that Celebrates ‘Loyalty Day’ on May 1?

Much of the world celebrates International Worker’s Day on May 1—but not the US.

May 1, 2014 / Jon Wiener

Is Bitcoin the Future of Money?

Is Bitcoin the Future of Money? Is Bitcoin the Future of Money?

Libertarians and leftists alike predict a world of competing digital currencies.

Apr 30, 2014 / Feature / Doug Henwood

Who Takes Care of the Nanny’s Kids?

Who Takes Care of the Nanny’s Kids? Who Takes Care of the Nanny’s Kids?

When only US wages can support families in the Global South, parents and children divide to survive.

Apr 30, 2014 / Feature / Alissa Quart

Learning From Mexico

Learning From Mexico Learning From Mexico

Richard Rodriguez’s vision of racial mixing as New World destiny.

Apr 30, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Brook

For Tennessee Lawmakers, Punishing Pregnant Women Is More Important Than Protecting Fetal Life

For Tennessee Lawmakers, Punishing Pregnant Women Is More Important Than Protecting Fetal Life For Tennessee Lawmakers, Punishing Pregnant Women Is More Important Than Protecting Fetal Life

Some anti-abortion activists are agreeing with feminists: Tennessee’s new law criminalizing pregnant women is awful. So why did it pass?

Apr 30, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

Where Shame Is Policy: Inside LA’s ‘Teacher Jail’

Where Shame Is Policy: Inside LA’s ‘Teacher Jail’ Where Shame Is Policy: Inside LA’s ‘Teacher Jail’

Using sex as an excuse, Los Angeles has created a disciplinary limbo in which hundreds of teachers languish.

Apr 30, 2014 / JoAnn Wypijewski

7 Questions for Bill Maher

7 Questions for Bill Maher 7 Questions for Bill Maher

The comedian on drawing blue crowds in red states, his campaign to unseat a terrible Congressman and why it’s wrong to say anyone should be taken off the air.

Apr 30, 2014 / Jon Wiener

Will Ireland Lift Its Draconian Abortion Ban?

Will Ireland Lift Its Draconian Abortion Ban? Will Ireland Lift Its Draconian Abortion Ban?

The country’s abortion restrictions are under fire—and prochoice activists are surprisingly optimistic.

Apr 30, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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