Society

Rick Perry Says Texas Won’t Comply With Federal Standards to Curb Prison Rape

Rick Perry Says Texas Won’t Comply With Federal Standards to Curb Prison Rape Rick Perry Says Texas Won’t Comply With Federal Standards to Curb Prison Rape

Texas consistently has some of the highest national rates of prison rape.

Apr 2, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

How Obama’s Brother’s Keeper Initiative Could Really Make a Difference

How Obama’s Brother’s Keeper Initiative Could Really Make a Difference How Obama’s Brother’s Keeper Initiative Could Really Make a Difference

Lecturing black men isn’t going to help them overcome the barriers they face. Better jobs and education policies will.

Apr 2, 2014 / Pedro Noguera

Why Do So Many Leftists Want Sex Work to Be the New Normal?

Why Do So Many Leftists Want Sex Work to Be the New Normal? Why Do So Many Leftists Want Sex Work to Be the New Normal?

Yes, let’s erase stigma. But feminists, please: let’s not forget to talk about male privilege.

Apr 2, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Why Does ‘Morning Joe’ Throw Mika Into the Toilet?

Why Does ‘Morning Joe’ Throw Mika Into the Toilet? Why Does ‘Morning Joe’ Throw Mika Into the Toilet?

Can’t any of you chicks take a joke?

Apr 1, 2014 / Leslie Savan

We Don’t Need Heidegger’s Notebooks to Know That He Was a Despicable Anti-Semite

We Don’t Need Heidegger’s Notebooks to Know That He Was a Despicable Anti-Semite We Don’t Need Heidegger’s Notebooks to Know That He Was a Despicable Anti-Semite

Their recent publication tells us nothing we didn’t already know, or could easily have inferred, from his biography.

Apr 1, 2014 / Norman Birnbaum

Why the Media Are Giving a Free Pass to Venezuela’s Neo-Fascist Creeps

Why the Media Are Giving a Free Pass to Venezuela’s Neo-Fascist Creeps Why the Media Are Giving a Free Pass to Venezuela’s Neo-Fascist Creeps

Roberto Lovato interviews intellectual heavyweight Luis García Britto about the role of the media in the current conflict in Venezuela. 

Apr 1, 2014 / Roberto Lovato

On Universal Pre-K, de Blasio Shows Democrats How to Lead From the Left

On Universal Pre-K, de Blasio Shows Democrats How to Lead From the Left On Universal Pre-K, de Blasio Shows Democrats How to Lead From the Left

Despite well-funded opposition, New York’s mayor was able to deliver on the biggest commitment of last year’s campaign.

Apr 1, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Function of Black Rage

The Function of Black Rage The Function of Black Rage

Our impatience and rage is what has produced progress. That we are still impatient and angry reflects not black people’s failing but how far America still has to go.

Apr 1, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith

On Racism and Sexism, Don’t Let Progress Be the Enemy of More Progress

On Racism and Sexism, Don’t Let Progress Be the Enemy of More Progress On Racism and Sexism, Don’t Let Progress Be the Enemy of More Progress

Ta-Nehisi Coates's detractors are too quick to declare him overly pessimistic about how white supremacy still shapes our society.

Apr 1, 2014 / Bryce Covert

Q&A with Ryan Branagan of Northeastern’s Students for Justice in Palestine

Q&A with Ryan Branagan of Northeastern’s Students for Justice in Palestine Q&A with Ryan Branagan of Northeastern’s Students for Justice in Palestine

Northeastern University's decision to suspend Northeastern's SJP provoked a response that spread outside the university's borders.

Apr 1, 2014 / StudentNation / Keegan O’Brien and StudentNation

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