Society

Revolution 2.0: The People of Egypt Win a ‘Media War’ Revolution 2.0: The People of Egypt Win a ‘Media War’

Like Google Executive and activist Wael Ghonim said, if you want to liberate a sociey, just give them the Internet. The Internet helps you fight the media war.

Feb 11, 2011 / John Nichols

Remembering the Sports Heroes Who Fought for Change Remembering the Sports Heroes Who Fought for Change

Dave Zirin asks an all-star panel of thinkers and athletes, if you could have dinner with one person in the history of sports, who would it be? Their answers reflect how our greate...

Feb 11, 2011 / Press Room

College Health Plan Standards Will Improve With the Rest of Health Care College Health Plan Standards Will Improve With the Rest of Health Care

College health care plans were initially excluded from the national health care over-haul but now will be held to the same standards as other insurers. 

Feb 11, 2011 / StudentNation / Sara Jerving

Remembering the Sports Heroes Who Fought for Change Remembering the Sports Heroes Who Fought for Change

Dave Zirin asks an all-star panel of thinkers and athletes, if you could have dinner with one person in the history of sports, who would it be? Their answers reflect how our gr...

Feb 11, 2011 / Press Room

A Reply to The Atlantic’s Wendy Kaminer A Reply to The Atlantic’s Wendy Kaminer

I don’t begrudge Wendy Kaminer her determination to defend Citizens United. But I do wish that she would come up with her own arguments for why she thinks the justices were...

Feb 10, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The ‘Hero’ of the War on Terror The ‘Hero’ of the War on Terror

Congressman Peter King's dark fantasies about American Muslims are intruding on reality.

Feb 10, 2011 / Michelle Goldberg

It Takes a Village, Not a Tiger

It Takes a Village, Not a Tiger It Takes a Village, Not a Tiger

Whether you're a tiger mother, a soccer mom, a helicopter parent or something else, if you're not in poverty, then your kids will probably end up okay.

Feb 10, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Sports and Empowerment Sports and Empowerment

In an all-star panel moderated by Dave Zirin, Michael Eric Dyson, Kevin Blackistone and Bobby Mitchell explore the positive role sports has played for the African American communit...

Feb 10, 2011 / Press Room

Backward, Christian Soldiers

Backward, Christian Soldiers Backward, Christian Soldiers

Zealots are trying to turn the military into a religious army. Mikey Weinstein is fighting back.

Feb 10, 2011 / Feature / Stephen Glain

The Kids Are All Right The Kids Are All Right

As a mentoring program shows, the arc of a child’s life can be altered by a single stable adult.

Feb 10, 2011 / Feature / David Kirp

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