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Why Women Use Birth Control

Why Women Use Birth Control Why Women Use Birth Control

A reporter interviews a young woman about her contraceptive choices. 

Mar 18, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

Media Isn’t Baseball: Diversity Problems in the Clubhouse

Media Isn’t Baseball: Diversity Problems in the Clubhouse Media Isn’t Baseball: Diversity Problems in the Clubhouse

The numbers for representation of women and people of color in the media don’t add up to anything good.

Mar 17, 2014 / Julia Carrie Wong

The Problem With Anti-Trafficking Dragnets

The Problem With Anti-Trafficking Dragnets The Problem With Anti-Trafficking Dragnets

A campaign to criminalize sex workers has put the City of Phoenix under the scrutiny of UN human rights authorities.

Mar 17, 2014 / Michelle Chen

How ‘Revolution’ Became an Adjective

How ‘Revolution’ Became an Adjective How ‘Revolution’ Became an Adjective

Over the decades, this catchall term has lost all bite and meaning.

Mar 17, 2014 / Lewis Lapham

Starving College Students and the Shredded Social Contract

Starving College Students and the Shredded Social Contract Starving College Students and the Shredded Social Contract

Economic desperation among college students helps explain why millenials don’t believe in small government. 

Mar 17, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

Before He Goes Off Again, Paul Ryan Might Want to Study His Irish History

Before He Goes Off Again, Paul Ryan Might Want to Study His Irish History Before He Goes Off Again, Paul Ryan Might Want to Study His Irish History

House Budget Chair gets some scholarly encouragement to consider the past before blaming today's poor for their circumstance.

Mar 17, 2014 / John Nichols

The Sochi Paralympics, Ukraine and the Olympic Truce

The Sochi Paralympics, Ukraine and the Olympic Truce The Sochi Paralympics, Ukraine and the Olympic Truce

Russia’s annexation of Ukraine comes amidst the Paralympics, a time when countries are supposed to abide by principles of peace.

Mar 16, 2014 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin

Mayor de Blasio’s Message Problem

Mayor de Blasio’s Message Problem Mayor de Blasio’s Message Problem

De Blasio has a message problem, but who’s to blame? The mayor? The media? Neither?

Mar 14, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 3/14/2014?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 3/14/2014? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 3/14/2014?

This week: a former barista describes life on the other side of the coffee bar, Google execs call for more encryption and researchers look at the links between animal antibiotics a...

Mar 14, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

The Town That Turned Poverty Into a Prison Sentence

The Town That Turned Poverty Into a Prison Sentence The Town That Turned Poverty Into a Prison Sentence

Most states shut down their debtors’ prisons more than 100 years ago; in 2005, Harpersville, Alabama, opened one back up.

Mar 14, 2014 / Feature / Hannah Rappleye and Lisa Riordan Seville

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