Society

Atlanta Hawks’ Etan Thomas Stands Up to Georgia’s Immigration Crackdown Atlanta Hawks’ Etan Thomas Stands Up to Georgia’s Immigration Crackdown

Atlanta Hawks basketball player Etan Thomas refuses to be silent, especially when the state of Georgia takes a major step backward toward its dark past.

May 9, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Vermont Ever Closer to Single-Payer Healthcare Vermont Ever Closer to Single-Payer Healthcare

The Senate and the House of Representatives agree: single-payer health care is the only way to provide real coverage for all.

May 9, 2011 / Laura Flanders

Walter Mosley: How to Put America on the Right Track Walter Mosley: How to Put America on the Right Track

We know that we are not all middle class and that capitalism isn’t really democracy, so why don't we take the time to grapple with the major dilemmas facing our society?

May 9, 2011 / Press Room

Walter Mosley: How to Put America on the Right Track Walter Mosley: How to Put America on the Right Track

We know that we are not all middle class and that capitalism isn’t really democracy, so why don't we take the time to grapple with the major dilemmas facing our society?

May 9, 2011 / Morning Joe

Learning the Fitzwalkerstan Way: Wisconsin’s Walker Pushes Privatization of Education Learning the Fitzwalkerstan Way: Wisconsin’s Walker Pushes Privatization of Education

The governor who has led te fight to bust unions and cut public services now steps up as the pointman for privatization of education -- and his own political ambitions.

May 9, 2011 / John Nichols

Welcome to the McJobs Recovery Welcome to the McJobs Recovery

What does the fact that a million souls flocked to McDonald's in search of a steady paycheck say about the American economy?

May 9, 2011 / Andy Kroll

Campus Progress/Colorlines.com Keynote Contest Campus Progress/Colorlines.com Keynote Contest

Campus Progress and Colorlines.com are looking for the next great speaker on racial and social justice.

May 8, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Defiance in Day-Glo: Remembering Poly Styrene Defiance in Day-Glo: Remembering Poly Styrene

The lead singer of the punk band X-Ray Spex never stopped using her music to fight against poverty, war, racism and sexism.

May 6, 2011 / Alexander Billet

Greg Mitchell: How WikiLeaks Fuels the Traditional Media’s Headlines Greg Mitchell: How WikiLeaks Fuels the Traditional Media’s Headlines

Do newspapers, news programs, magazines and all the other old media need WikiLeaks?

May 6, 2011 / The Nation

IUDs to Prevent HIV in Kenya?

IUDs to Prevent HIV in Kenya? IUDs to Prevent HIV in Kenya?

An American nonprofit is offering HIV-positive Kenyan women $40 to use IUDs as long-term birth control—and women are taking them up on it. Is this the right way to prevent th...

May 6, 2011 / Anna Clark

x