The Geopolitics of Asylum The Geopolitics of Asylum
Ecuador’s refusal to turn Assange over to the British threatens more turmoil between the US and newly independent Latin America.
Aug 16, 2012 / Tom Hayden
Three Reasons the Internet Backlash Worked Against Progressive Car Insurance Three Reasons the Internet Backlash Worked Against Progressive Car Insurance
An insurance giant battles the Internet.
Aug 16, 2012 / Blog / Ari Melber
How the Supreme Court Came to Embrace Strip Searches for Trivial Offenses How the Supreme Court Came to Embrace Strip Searches for Trivial Offenses
The Fourth Amendment was designed to guard against arbitrary governmental authority. That shield has been shattered, leaving our liberty and personal integrity subject to the whi...
Aug 16, 2012 / Herman Schwartz
Paul Ryan Doesn’t Follow Ayn Rand on Civil Liberties Paul Ryan Doesn’t Follow Ayn Rand on Civil Liberties
For all his talk of being guided by the libertarian philosopher, his record is weak on individual freedom.
Partisan Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Wrongly Upheld by Court Partisan Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Wrongly Upheld by Court
A Pennsylvania Republican judge refuses to block the state's unjust, unnecessary and discriminatory voter ID law.
Aug 15, 2012 / Blog / Ari Berman
What the Affordable Care Act Means for Transgender People What the Affordable Care Act Means for Transgender People
The healthcare law ushers in a new reality for transgender people, long subjected to outrageous discrimination and disrespect by medical providers.
Aug 14, 2012 / Marisa Carroll
Attacking Shariah, Attacking Religious Freedom Attacking Shariah, Attacking Religious Freedom
In the United States, anti-Islamic fear-mongering has paved the way for efforts to criminalize the religion itself.
Aug 14, 2012 / Dr. Zahid Bukhari
Bill Moyers: For Campaign Cash, TV Gives Back Nothing Bill Moyers: For Campaign Cash, TV Gives Back Nothing
The campaign season earns local television stations enormous sums of money. What should they give back?
Aug 14, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
After the London Olympics: ‘The Gloves Come Off’ After the London Olympics: ‘The Gloves Come Off’
Now that the Olympics are done, austerity is back on the agenda in the United Kingdom.
Aug 14, 2012 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Attacks on Chile’s Indigenous Peoples Thwart Efforts at Land Reparations Attacks on Chile’s Indigenous Peoples Thwart Efforts at Land Reparations
The indigenous Mapuche people have been trying to reclaim their ancestral lands for the past ten years, but Chilean authorities have only reacted with force.
Aug 13, 2012 / Brittany Peterson