Obama: Walk Your Talk on Guantánamo Obama: Walk Your Talk on Guantánamo
As the hunger strike approaches its 100th day on May 17, 100 prisoners are refusing food.
May 1, 2013 / The Editors
Hey, FDA: Drop the Plan B Age Restriction Hey, FDA: Drop the Plan B Age Restriction
We can’t let our discomfort with teen sex trump young people’s right to reproductive health.
May 1, 2013 / Jessica Valenti
From Soy to Sex: Why ‘Natural’ Often Means Bad for Women From Soy to Sex: Why ‘Natural’ Often Means Bad for Women
A throwback is just that, even if it is shrouded in organic hemp cloth.
May 1, 2013 / Column / Jessica Valenti
Why Jason Collins Is More Roger Bannister Than Jackie Robinson Why Jason Collins Is More Roger Bannister Than Jackie Robinson
By coming out of the closet as an active, male pro athlete, Jason Collins has redefined the possible.
May 1, 2013 / Dave Zirin
A Professional Victim: On Ira B. Arnstein A Professional Victim: On Ira B. Arnstein
How music plagiarism ruined a composer’s career and literally drove him mad.
Apr 30, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Caleb Crain
Times Square Blues Times Square Blues
A visit to a forlorn sex shop inspires meditation on the diverse meanings of solidarity, mutuality and community.
Apr 30, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Google’s Spymasters Are Now Worried About Your Secrets Google’s Spymasters Are Now Worried About Your Secrets
Search engine executives warn about invasive government surveillance, but the digital arms trade begins with their own technologies.
Apr 30, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Buddhist Violence in Burma Buddhist Violence in Burma
Buddhism is marked by concern for the welfare of all “sentient” creatures. But when it is harnessed to ethnic intolerance and extreme nationalism, it can turn violent. ...
Apr 30, 2013 / Barbara Crossette
The Life and Death of Words The Life and Death of Words
Walking libraries... a God named “Word”.. what Sherlock Holmes never said... read it here!
Apr 30, 2013 / Eduardo Galeano
Crossing the Mexican Border—in a Theater Crossing the Mexican Border—in a Theater
The interactive La Ruta dramatizes an experience that many immigrants know too well—and senators could learn from.
Apr 30, 2013 / Aura Bogado