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Israel: Where Soccer Fans Boo Their Own Players When They Score

Israel: Where Soccer Fans Boo Their Own Players When They Score Israel: Where Soccer Fans Boo Their Own Players When They Score

Hundreds of Israeli soccer fans couldn't stomach the sight of a Muslim player scoring for their own team.

Mar 11, 2013 / Dave Zirin

Maple Spring Part Deux?

Maple Spring Part Deux? Maple Spring Part Deux?

What's next for Quebec's student movement?

Mar 11, 2013 / StudentNation / Zachary A. Bell and StudentNation

This Week: Moving Feminism Forward This Week: Moving Feminism Forward

We’ve come a long way, but we’ve a long way to go in progress for women’s rights.

Mar 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel

On IWD, Protect Funding for VAWA

On IWD, Protect Funding for VAWA On IWD, Protect Funding for VAWA

Tell your representatives that domestic violence victims cannot be used as bargaining chips. Demand that any deal to avert the sequester restores full funding to VAWA programs.

Mar 8, 2013 / NationAction

What ‘Oz’ Owes To Early Radical Feminism

What ‘Oz’ Owes To Early Radical Feminism What ‘Oz’ Owes To Early Radical Feminism

No joke: Much of Oz’s matriarchal leanings come straight from a radical American feminist.

Mar 8, 2013 / Michelle Dean

Afghan Women Face the Future

Afghan Women Face the Future Afghan Women Face the Future

As the US withdrawal looms, women’s rights advocates plan to carry on their fierce, lonely fight.

Mar 8, 2013 / Feature / Ann Jones

How the US Denies Justice to Victims of Sexual Violence Worldwide

How the US Denies Justice to Victims of Sexual Violence Worldwide How the US Denies Justice to Victims of Sexual Violence Worldwide

The Helms Amendment bans the use of US foreign aid for all abortion care, including for victims of sexual assault. This International Women's Day, it's time to remember the...

Mar 8, 2013 / Jessica Arons

This International Women’s Day, Remember: Saudi Women Still Can’t Drive

This International Women’s Day, Remember: Saudi Women Still Can’t Drive This International Women’s Day, Remember: Saudi Women Still Can’t Drive

As long as the ban continues, the theocracy should at least give women access to affordable transportation—but it won’t budge.

Mar 7, 2013 / Katha Pollitt

Looking Back, Moving Forward Looking Back, Moving Forward

Journalists need to hold themselves to higher standards, as do their ombudsmen.

Mar 7, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Supreme Court: Uphold the Voting Rights Act!

Supreme Court: Uphold the Voting Rights Act! Supreme Court: Uphold the Voting Rights Act!

Section 5 is as necessary today as it was in 1965, when Alabama state troopers beat freedom marchers in Selma.

Mar 6, 2013 / Ari Berman

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