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Pity Tim Tebow. Seriously. Pity Tim Tebow. Seriously.

Tim Tebow might not be a qb much longer, a victim of his own supporters.

Jan 5, 2012 / Blog / Dave Zirin

Rick Santorum Is Not a ‘Working-Class Candidate’ Rick Santorum Is Not a ‘Working-Class Candidate’

Conservative commenators and mainstream reporters describing Santorum as an advocate of the working class based solely on his rhetoric, when his actual policies are plutocratic.&nb...

Jan 5, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

FAQ: What Are the Rights of Reporters Covering Protests? FAQ: What Are the Rights of Reporters Covering Protests?

Reporting on protests is no easy job—just ask the thirty-six reporters arrested while covering the Occupy movement. Do reporters have a right to gather the news?

Jan 4, 2012 / Jonathan Peters

Guantánamo: Ten Years and Counting

Guantánamo: Ten Years and Counting Guantánamo: Ten Years and Counting

With Obama's signing of the National Defense Authorization Act, the prison becomes a permanent fixture.

Jan 4, 2012 / Editorial / David Cole

Obama and the Indefinite Detention of US Citizens Obama and the Indefinite Detention of US Citizens

With the signing of the National Defense Authorization Act, the president has brought Guantánamo-style justice to the United States.

Jan 4, 2012 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn

How US Policies Fueled Mexico’s Great Migration

How US Policies Fueled Mexico’s Great Migration How US Policies Fueled Mexico’s Great Migration

Impoverished by NAFTA, residents of Veracruz crossed the border to work in Smithfield’s Tar Heel slaughterhouse. Now, they’re condemned as “illegals.”

Jan 4, 2012 / Feature / David Bacon

Mexico’s Anti-Abortion Backlash

Mexico’s Anti-Abortion Backlash Mexico’s Anti-Abortion Backlash

In just two years, half the country’s states have passed extreme fetal-rights amendments.

Jan 4, 2012 / Feature / Mary Cuddehe

Voting Rights, Super PACs and the Media Cloud the Election Voting Rights, Super PACs and the Media Cloud the Election

Three issues that will matter far more in November than tonight's results.

Jan 3, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

How Republicans Can Reach African-Americans How Republicans Can Reach African-Americans

For starters, they can lay off of the racism.

Jan 2, 2012 / Blog / Jamelle Bouie

2011: The Year I Learned to Hate College Football 2011: The Year I Learned to Hate College Football

Unless we boycott sham amateurism and indentured servitude masquerading as sport, we will never reclaim sports.

Dec 31, 2011 / Blog / Dave Zirin

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