Society

US Poverty: Past, Present and Future US Poverty: Past, Present and Future

An interview with Georgetown University law professor Peter Edelman.

Mar 22, 2011 / Greg Kaufmann

Missing in the Japan Catastrophe: Thinking the Unthinkable Missing in the Japan Catastrophe: Thinking the Unthinkable

Why we can’t bring ourselves to discuss the worst that could happen at the Fukushima nuclear complex?

Mar 22, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt

An Interview With Nawal El Saadawi An Interview With Nawal El Saadawi

The Egyptian feminist author and activist talks about the US media’s coverage of events in Tahrir Square and the future for women in her country’s quickly evolving poli...

Mar 21, 2011 / Anna Louie Sussman

Wish of an NFL Wife Wish of an NFL Wife

Cleveland Browns linebacker Scott Fujita has been through the physical and mental wringer in twenty years of playing the game of football. His partner, Jaclyn Fujita, wants the nex...

Mar 21, 2011 / The Notion / Dave Zirin

Ten Things to Abolish the Death Penalty Ten Things to Abolish the Death Penalty

Americans are rejecting capital punishment in greater numbers than ever before.

Mar 21, 2011 / Ten Things / The Nation

Charting the Wild Winds of Change in 2011 Charting the Wild Winds of Change in 2011

Revolution is as unpredictable as an earthquake and as beautiful as spring. Its coming is always a surprise, but its nature should not be.

Mar 21, 2011 / Rebecca Solnit

The Human Cost of Slashonomics

The Human Cost of Slashonomics The Human Cost of Slashonomics

A new initiative from Half in Ten and the Coalition on Human Needs allows those most affected by federal budget cuts to tell their stories.

Mar 21, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Documenting the Obama Administration’s ‘Gitmo in the Heartland’ Documenting the Obama Administration’s ‘Gitmo in the Heartland’

The Obama administration has continued to operate Bush’s legally dubious detention centers for terrorism prisoners, but the opaque practices at these secret prisons deserve...

Mar 18, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Documenting the Obama Administration’s ‘Gitmo in the Heartland’ Documenting the Obama Administration’s ‘Gitmo in the Heartland’

The Obama Administration has continued to operate Bush's legally-dubious detention centers for terrorism prisoners, but the opaque practices at these secret prisons deserve to be ...

Mar 18, 2011 / Audio / WNYC

On Political Talk Shows, Liberals Can’t Finish Their— On Political Talk Shows, Liberals Can’t Finish Their—

Is there data proving that liberals get interrupted more on political television? And who's fault is that?

Mar 18, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Melber

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