Society

Taking Back the Los Angeles Dodgers Taking Back the Los Angeles Dodgers

In an exciting development, LA Councilwoman Janice Hahn has picked up the call for fan ownership as a solution to the team's ownership woes.

Apr 25, 2011 / The Notion / Dave Zirin

Guantánamo Files Show Media Priorities Guantánamo Files Show Media Priorities

As I perused the latest WikiLeaks releases this morning, a retweet from their Twitter feed caught my eye: “Gitmo: Compare the first paragraph of these two stories about the s...

Apr 25, 2011 / The Notion / Laura Flanders

Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Kathryn Joyce on the Evangelical Adoption Movement Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Kathryn Joyce on the Evangelical Adoption Movement

Are Christians in the United States fueling an under-regulated international adoption industry?

Apr 21, 2011 / Audio / The Nation

The Evangelical Adoption Crusade

The Evangelical Adoption Crusade The Evangelical Adoption Crusade

Declaring a global “orphan crisis,” US evangelicals ride to the rescue—with unintended results.

Apr 21, 2011 / Feature / Kathryn Joyce

Europe’s Rising Islamophobia Europe’s Rising Islamophobia

What makes it so lethal is that it has broad appeal—from the far left to the far right.

Apr 21, 2011 / Feature / Paul Hockenos

Policing Pregnancy

Policing Pregnancy Policing Pregnancy

As abortion rights are eroded and fetuses are endowed with personhood, women are ending up in jail.

Apr 21, 2011 / Editorial / Michelle Goldberg

Teachers Aren’t the Enemy

Teachers Aren’t the Enemy Teachers Aren’t the Enemy

The true problems facing public education are inequality and opportunity gaps.

Apr 21, 2011 / Editorial / Pedro Noguera and Michelle Fine

How Low Will the ‘Washington Post’ Go? How Low Will the ‘Washington Post’ Go?

The newspaper should be taking a stand against education scams—but it’s dependent on one such program for its profitability.

Apr 21, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman

Maryland Passes Its Own Version of the DREAM Act Maryland Passes Its Own Version of the DREAM Act

The bill allows for undocumented students to receive in-state tuition in public universities in the state.

Apr 21, 2011 / StudentNation / Micah Uetricht

Is the World Too Big to Fail? Is the World Too Big to Fail?

Support for democracy is the province of ideologists and propagandists. In the real world, elite dislike of democracy is the norm.

Apr 21, 2011 / Noam Chomsky

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