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Targeting Media Who Cover OWS Targeting Media Who Cover OWS

New campaign imploring Mayor Bloomberg and the US Conference of Mayors to publicly commit to protecting press freedoms in their cities.

Nov 17, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

How the Movies Saved My Life How the Movies Saved My Life

Seeing the world in black and white (with subtitles).

Nov 17, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Tom Engelhardt

Former Seattle Police Chief: Police Forces ‘Haven’t Learned From Our Mistakes’ Former Seattle Police Chief: Police Forces ‘Haven’t Learned From Our Mistakes’

Drawing on his own struggle to ethically police Seattle's WTO protests in the 1990s, former Seattle Police Chief Stamper urges police forces to strike an appropriate balance betwee...

Nov 16, 2011 / Press Room

Police Surveillance in the Digital Age: 24/7, Without a Warrant Police Surveillance in the Digital Age: 24/7, Without a Warrant

That's what the Obama administration is arguing for, in a crucial case now before the Supreme Court.

Nov 16, 2011 / David Cole

Penn State’s Patriarchal Pastimes

Penn State’s Patriarchal Pastimes Penn State’s Patriarchal Pastimes

There is a message here about masculine privilege.

Nov 16, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Herman Cain: What Hi-Tech Lynching?

Herman Cain: What Hi-Tech Lynching? Herman Cain: What Hi-Tech Lynching?

More than two weeks after the GOP candidate was accused of sexual harassment, Republican men still support him.

Nov 16, 2011 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry

How Online Learning Companies Bought America’s Schools

How Online Learning Companies Bought America’s Schools How Online Learning Companies Bought America’s Schools

Under the banner of high-tech progress, corporate lobbyists have rammed through legislation privatizing K-12 education across the country.

Nov 16, 2011 / Feature / Lee Fang

Hemispheric Disturbances: On Michael Gazzaniga

Hemispheric Disturbances: On Michael Gazzaniga Hemispheric Disturbances: On Michael Gazzaniga

If our brains act according to the causal laws governing all matter, in what sense can we be said to be free?

Nov 16, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Cathy Gere

NBA Players: Welcome to the 99 Percent NBA Players: Welcome to the 99 Percent

Despite their bank accounts, the NBA’s players may have more in common with the Occupy Wall Street protesters than with the league’s over-greedy owners.

Nov 16, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Penn State Alum/Leader of NOW Calls Out Penn State’s Trustees for Toothless Internal Investigation Penn State Alum/Leader of NOW Calls Out Penn State’s Trustees for Toothless Internal Investigation

Joanne Tosti-Vasey, the Pennsylvania NOW President is campaigning to make sure that the rape culture at Penn State is forcefully challenged.

Nov 16, 2011 / Dave Zirin

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