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The Barack Obama Story (Updated)

The Barack Obama Story (Updated) The Barack Obama Story (Updated)

How did a community organizer and a constitutional law professor become an extrajudicial, drone-happy president? 

Dec 4, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt

How Can They Play? Murder, Suicide and the National Football League How Can They Play? Murder, Suicide and the National Football League

The NFL told the world that the death of a 22-year-old woman, the suicide of a player and the mental state of his teammates is secondary to the schedule.

Dec 2, 2012 / Dave Zirin

James North: Congo Is One of the Greatest Humanitarian Crises Since WWII James North: Congo Is One of the Greatest Humanitarian Crises Since WWII

Five million people have died since 1998. Why is the media so silent on the long-standing conflict in Congo? 

Nov 30, 2012 / Press Room

Why Should Medical Marijuana Providers Die in Prison? Why Should Medical Marijuana Providers Die in Prison?

Rebecca Richman Cohen met Chris Williams in 2011, while making a documentary about Montana’s medical marijuana law. Today, he faces a mandatory minimum sentence of more than eighty...

Nov 30, 2012 / Liliana Segura

Press Freedom Under Threat! Not! Press Freedom Under Threat! Not!

After sixteen months, scores of witnesses, and over £ 4 Million in costs, the Leveson Inquiry—also known as the Murdoch version of "I'm Sorry I Haven't a C...

Nov 30, 2012 / D.D. Guttenplan

Warehouse Workers Petition Court to Add Walmart as Defendant in Wage Theft Class Action Warehouse Workers Petition Court to Add Walmart as Defendant in Wage Theft Class Action

Workers say Walmart is directly responsible for rampant wage theft and retaliation.

Nov 30, 2012 / Josh Eidelson

The Gift-Giving Guide Part III, More Stuff The Gift-Giving Guide Part III, More Stuff

Check out new releases from Led Zeppelin, Elvis Presley and Peter Frampton.

Nov 30, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (11/30/2012) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (11/30/2012)

This weel: a profile of civil rights champion Bryan Stevenson, an analysis of the Libor scandal, and much more.

Nov 30, 2012 / StudentNation / StudentNation

She Who Dies With the Most ‘Likes’ Wins? She Who Dies With the Most ‘Likes’ Wins?

Why letting go of being liked is so hard—but so necessary—for women.

Nov 29, 2012 / Jessica Valenti

The War of the Image Managers The War of the Image Managers

How can two generals be hailed as military heroes, when the wars they commanded failed spectacularly?

Nov 29, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt

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