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Debating the Super Bowl Protests: Is CBS Columnist Gregg Doyel Really Proud to Know Nothing? Debating the Super Bowl Protests: Is CBS Columnist Gregg Doyel Really Proud to Know Nothing?

CBS columnist Gregg Doyel hates the thought of Super Bowl protests. But he doesn’t know why.

Feb 2, 2012 / Blog / Dave Zirin

The Komen Foundation Pinkwashes Anti-choicers, Punks Planned Parenthood

The Komen Foundation Pinkwashes Anti-choicers, Punks Planned Parenthood The Komen Foundation Pinkwashes Anti-choicers, Punks Planned Parenthood

While you were shaking your head over pink Bibles and stem-cell futurology, Komen was staffing up with anti-choice executives.

Feb 1, 2012 / Blog / Katha Pollitt

Questions for Montana Superintendent Denise Juneau Questions for Montana Superintendent Denise Juneau

Montana's superintendent of public instruction, a groundbreaking Native American leader, is a strong believer in the power of public education to combat poverty.

Feb 1, 2012 / Sasha Abramsky

Puppets and Boogeymen Puppets and Boogeymen

In conservative political rhetoric, black people are either one or the other.

Feb 1, 2012 / Blog / Jamelle Bouie

Challenging Arizona’s Ban on Ethnic Studies

Challenging Arizona’s Ban on Ethnic Studies Challenging Arizona’s Ban on Ethnic Studies

Teacher Activist Groups are fighting back with a month of nationwide workshops based on the banned curriculum.

Feb 1, 2012 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

Sure, Apple Could Build the iPhone Here

Sure, Apple Could Build the iPhone Here Sure, Apple Could Build the iPhone Here

Steve Jobs told Obama that Apple manufacturing jobs are never coming back to the US. Really?

Jan 31, 2012 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn

Obama Stands Up to Bishops. Finally.

Obama Stands Up to Bishops. Finally. Obama Stands Up to Bishops. Finally.

Shouldn't it be obvious that birth control coverage is about women's health, not “religious freedom”?

Jan 31, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt

How the GOP Is Resegregating the South

How the GOP Is Resegregating the South How the GOP Is Resegregating the South

Republicans are using the redistricting process to undermine minority voting power and ensure their party's dominance.

Jan 31, 2012 / Feature / Ari Berman

Why Did an Asylum Seeker to the US End Up in a Liberian Prison?

Why Did an Asylum Seeker to the US End Up in a Liberian Prison? Why Did an Asylum Seeker to the US End Up in a Liberian Prison?

The US policy of criminalizing undocumented immigrants has led innocent deportees to be jailed and maligned in their home countries.

Jan 31, 2012 / Feature / Deepa Fernandes and Abdulai Bah

The Future Is Not What It Used to Be: On ‘El País’

The Future Is Not What It Used to Be: On ‘El País’ The Future Is Not What It Used to Be: On ‘El País’

El País, Público and Spain’s Second Transition.

Jan 31, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Blitzer

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