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How Immigration Reform Will Put Migrants’ Lives at Risk

How Immigration Reform Will Put Migrants’ Lives at Risk How Immigration Reform Will Put Migrants’ Lives at Risk

Many progressives have accepted increased border security as a necessary tradeoff for getting a bill passed. The terms of this compromise will be paid in blood.

Jun 13, 2013 / Catherine Gaffney and Kate Morgan-Olsen

Supreme Court Strikes Down Human Gene Patents

Supreme Court Strikes Down Human Gene Patents Supreme Court Strikes Down Human Gene Patents

The unanimous decision is a victory for patients, women, scientists, doctors, researchers and human kind.

Jun 13, 2013 / Rose-Ellen Lessy

White America Is Here to Stay

White America Is Here to Stay White America Is Here to Stay

There may be fewer white babies being born, but power still rests in the hands of this privileged racial category. 

Jun 13, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith

House GOP Revolt Against Immigration Reform Begins

House GOP Revolt Against Immigration Reform Begins House GOP Revolt Against Immigration Reform Begins

Seventy House GOP members are poised to put John Boehner—and immigration reform—in an incredibly tough position. 

Jun 13, 2013 / George Zornick

Limit Graduates’ Debt, Not Their Options

Limit Graduates’ Debt, Not Their Options Limit Graduates’ Debt, Not Their Options

For many students, college is synonymous with debt and financial stress—and it shouldn’t have to be.

Jun 13, 2013 / StudentNation / Alina Butareva and StudentNation

Glenn Greenwald’s ‘Epic Botch’?

Glenn Greenwald’s ‘Epic Botch’? Glenn Greenwald’s ‘Epic Botch’?

According to tech experts, Glenn Greenwald has made a big mistake on a key component of his work on the NSA’s PRISM program.

Jun 13, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

The Student Debt Crisis Is Everyone’s Problem

The Student Debt Crisis Is Everyone’s Problem The Student Debt Crisis Is Everyone’s Problem

The issue of student debt is not just a young person’s problem—it’s everyone’s problem.

Jun 13, 2013 / StudentNation / Robert Applebaum and StudentNation

The Far North of Experience

The Far North of Experience The Far North of Experience

In praise of darkness (and light).

Jun 13, 2013 / Rebecca Solnit

INFOGRAPHICS: How the Anti-Prostitution Pledge Hinders AIDS Prevention

INFOGRAPHICS: How the Anti-Prostitution Pledge Hinders AIDS Prevention INFOGRAPHICS: How the Anti-Prostitution Pledge Hinders AIDS Prevention

Recipients of AIDS/HIV funding from the United States may soon be free of the harmful anti-prostitution requirement. 

Jun 12, 2013 / Melissa Gira Grant

The Two Faces of Marco Rubio

The Two Faces of Marco Rubio The Two Faces of Marco Rubio

Why does Rubio continue to attach amendments that undermine his own legislation?

Jun 12, 2013 / Chris Hayes

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