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Alec Baldwin Is an Embarrassment

Alec Baldwin Is an Embarrassment Alec Baldwin Is an Embarrassment

The actor and MSNBC host has a history of unhinged homophobia. So why does he keep getting a pass?

Nov 15, 2013 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg

Inside the Bulgarian Student Occupation

Inside the Bulgarian Student Occupation Inside the Bulgarian Student Occupation

Fighting for their future in a poor country where corruption has marred development since the fall of the Soviet Union, students at Bulgaria's Sofia University have taken hold ...

Nov 15, 2013 / StudentNation / Max Rivlin-Nadler and StudentNation

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 11/15/13

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 11/15/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 11/15/13

This week: the media obsesses over female orgasms, states take action on minimum-wage laws and Syrian refugees in Bulgaria face death threats.

Nov 15, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Egyptian Athletes Take a Stand and Pay a Price

Egyptian Athletes Take a Stand and Pay a Price Egyptian Athletes Take a Stand and Pay a Price

Egypt: where you are taking your career in your hands by the simple act of raising four fingers.

Nov 14, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin

John Nichols: The Majority of Americans Support Raising the Minimum Wage

John Nichols: The Majority of Americans Support Raising the Minimum Wage John Nichols: The Majority of Americans Support Raising the Minimum Wage

Even 58 percent of Republicans support an increase to $9 an hour.

Nov 14, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Anti-UAW Consultant: Defeat ‘Invading Union Force’ at VW Plant Like Our Confederate Ancestors

Anti-UAW Consultant: Defeat ‘Invading Union Force’ at VW Plant Like Our Confederate Ancestors Anti-UAW Consultant: Defeat ‘Invading Union Force’ at VW Plant Like Our Confederate Ancestors

An anti-union organizers calls for another bloody battle in the South. 

Nov 14, 2013 / Blog / Lee Fang

Why Should Thousands of Prisoners Die Behind Bars for Nonviolent Crimes?

Why Should Thousands of Prisoners Die Behind Bars for Nonviolent Crimes? Why Should Thousands of Prisoners Die Behind Bars for Nonviolent Crimes?

A new ACLU report shows the staggering number of prisoners serving life without parole. In Louisiana, more than 90 percent are black.

Nov 13, 2013 / Blog / Liliana Segura

Child Labor in the USA

Child Labor in the USA Child Labor in the USA

The country must find the political will to end this national disgrace.

Nov 13, 2013 / Editorial / The Editors

‘We Had One Enemy; Now We Have Three’—A Conversation With Malalai Joya of Afghanistan

‘We Had One Enemy; Now We Have Three’—A Conversation With Malalai Joya of Afghanistan ‘We Had One Enemy; Now We Have Three’—A Conversation With Malalai Joya of Afghanistan

US forces used the plight of Afghan women to justify war—but twelve years later, women are still suffering.

Nov 13, 2013 / Editorial / Dani McClain

Village People

Village People Village People

Mark Halperin and John Heilemann’s Double Down entertains, but its contempt for liberalism shows on almost every page.

Nov 13, 2013 / Column / Eric Alterman

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