Abolition in Maryland Abolition in Maryland
“I killed the thing that almost killed me,” said Kirk Bloodsworth, who faced execution in Maryland, the latest state to outlaw capital punishment.
May 15, 2013 / David A. Love
Why I’m Voting for Her Why I’m Voting for Her
In 2016, I’m casting my vote for a woman. Not because she’s guaranteed to be the most feminist candidate, but because I’m fed up.
May 15, 2013 / Column / Jessica Valenti
Dems to DOJ: ‘Very Troubled,’ ‘Inexcusable,’ ‘No Way to Justify This’ Dems to DOJ: ‘Very Troubled,’ ‘Inexcusable,’ ‘No Way to Justify This’
And the Republican chair of the House Judiciary Committee agrees. How’s that for bipartisanship?
May 15, 2013 / John Nichols
Victor Navasky: Why Political Cartoons Are So Powerful Victor Navasky: Why Political Cartoons Are So Powerful
After decades of takedowns, the art is still stoking controversy.
May 14, 2013 / Press Room
I Got Shot in New Orleans I Got Shot in New Orleans
But I’m not giving up on this precious, important city. America shouldn’t either.
May 14, 2013 / Mark Hertsgaard
‘The Patriarchy Works in Strange Ways’: On Being an Opinionated Woman ‘The Patriarchy Works in Strange Ways’: On Being an Opinionated Woman
Questions of VIDA, and women’s authority to offer opinions, were discussed in a lively panel on Women and Criticism.
May 14, 2013 / Michelle Dean
Pussy Riot Doc Defends Free Speech But Skips the Messy Details Pussy Riot Doc Defends Free Speech But Skips the Messy Details
'A Punk Prayer' distills the group's protest and trial into a parable on Vladimir Putin's free speech crackdown.
May 14, 2013 / StudentNation / Alec Luhn and StudentNation
Rep. Steve King: ‘Why Won’t Obama Call Tim Tebow?’ Rep. Steve King: ‘Why Won’t Obama Call Tim Tebow?’
If you want to understand why Tim Tebow can’t find a team, look no further than the antics of one Iowa representative.
May 14, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Is Your World Flat? Call Detective Friedman! Is Your World Flat? Call Detective Friedman!
Make sure to keep a stash of buzzwords under your bunk. (But don't tell anyone I told you!)
May 14, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
While Congress Debates Immigration, Deportations Rage On While Congress Debates Immigration, Deportations Rage On
Advocates are pleading Obama to suspend the deportations of those who would gain status under a new immigration bill.
May 13, 2013 / Aura Bogado