There Are No More Honest Conservatives, So Stop Looking For One There Are No More Honest Conservatives, So Stop Looking For One
The mainstream and liberal press’s quixotic search for a ‘good’ conservative merely reinforces the soft bigotry of low expectations.
May 29, 2014 / Rick Perlstein
Computer Programs Are People, Too Computer Programs Are People, Too
How treating smart programs as legal persons could change privacy as we know it.
May 29, 2014 / Samir Chopra
The Newark School Reform Wars The Newark School Reform Wars
The city has a new mayor with a progressive mandate, but its schools are reeling from the market-based reforms Cory Booker introduced.
May 28, 2014 / Owen Davis
Maya Angelou’s Civil Rights Legacy Maya Angelou’s Civil Rights Legacy
A brilliant author who organized with Dr. King and served on the staff of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
May 28, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
Fear and Self-Loathing in Isla Vista Fear and Self-Loathing in Isla Vista
The UCSB shooter was obsessed with class status, racial hierarchies and the belief that certain women owed him sex and their attention.
May 28, 2014 / Blog / Dani McClain
The New Battle of Britain: How Labour Needs to Respond to the Far Right The New Battle of Britain: How Labour Needs to Respond to the Far Right
Labour has to lead the case for a modern, multicultural society that needs the skills of migrants to compete in the global economy.
May 28, 2014 / Harris Beider
Border Agency Won’t Release ‘Scathing’ Review of Its Own Use-of-Force Policies Border Agency Won’t Release ‘Scathing’ Review of Its Own Use-of-Force Policies
US border agents have killed forty-five people since 2005.
May 27, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
How UC–Santa Barbara Can Turn Grief Into Action: Divest From Gun Manufacturers How UC–Santa Barbara Can Turn Grief Into Action: Divest From Gun Manufacturers
Our communities are bearing the brunt of gun violence while corporate executives reap the financial rewards.
May 27, 2014 / Peter Dreier and Jennifer Fiore
Pure Poison: The UCSB Shooting, Ray Rice and a Culture of Violence Against Women Pure Poison: The UCSB Shooting, Ray Rice and a Culture of Violence Against Women
Misogyny becomes weaponized when a culture excuses it and looks the other way.
May 27, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Conservative Jones, Boy Detective, and the Mystery of the Unhinged Netizens Conservative Jones, Boy Detective, and the Mystery of the Unhinged Netizens
Why are certain Internet users so irrationally attached to the notion of net neutrality?
May 27, 2014 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow