Society

A Human Rights Court Gives Torture the Green Light A Human Rights Court Gives Torture the Green Light

In refusing to block the extradition of terror suspects to the US, the European Court for Human Rights has condoned a brutal regimen of long-term solitary confinement.

Sep 26, 2012 / Jeanne Theoharis and Saskia Sassen

Blasphemy Is Good for You Blasphemy Is Good for You

What if the right to be a jerk is where freedom begins?

Sep 26, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt

A Tale of Two Zionisms: On Peter Beinart A Tale of Two Zionisms: On Peter Beinart

Why Israel’s purposes cannot be grasped only through the American Jewish experience.

Sep 26, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Bernard Avishai

Dave Zirin: The NFL Ref Lockout Highlights Class Problem in the US Dave Zirin: The NFL Ref Lockout Highlights Class Problem in the US

Commissioner Roger Goodell echoes the anti-labor rhetoric of Mitt Romney and Scott Walker.

Sep 26, 2012 / Press Room

Boykinism is the New McCarthyism Boykinism is the New McCarthyism

Despite the White House’s statements against Islamophobia, their failure to fire a hatemongering lieutenant tells a different story. 

Sep 25, 2012 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Where Crazy Conservative Memes Are Invented Where Crazy Conservative Memes Are Invented

The parallel universe of right-wing conspiracy e-mail smears.

Sep 25, 2012 / Ben Adler

Greg Kaufmann: ‘Some See Poverty as a Character Flaw, I See an Absence of Money’ Greg Kaufmann: ‘Some See Poverty as a Character Flaw, I See an Absence of Money’

Forty-six million Americans remain in poverty, but our presidential candidates only want to talk about the middle class.

Sep 25, 2012 / Press Room

A Gaffe Is When a Republican Tells the Truth A Gaffe Is When a Republican Tells the Truth

This campaign season has been extremely instructional—about what the Republican Party really thinks.

Sep 25, 2012 / Bryce Covert

Even Scott Walker Wants the Union Refs Back on the Field Even Scott Walker Wants the Union Refs Back on the Field

In the ongoing lockout of NFL referees, we have officially now made the journey from tragedy to farce.

Sep 25, 2012 / Dave Zirin

The Ballot and the Bible: How Voting Can Be a Sacred Act The Ballot and the Bible: How Voting Can Be a Sacred Act

People across the country are organizing their religious communities ahead of this year's presidential election. Here’s one story from Nelson Pierce Jr., a community journali...

Sep 25, 2012 / Aura Bogado, Nelson Pierce Jr., and Voting Rights Watch

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