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The Student Debt Crisis Is Everyone’s Problem

The Student Debt Crisis Is Everyone’s Problem The Student Debt Crisis Is Everyone’s Problem

The issue of student debt is not just a young person’s problem—it’s everyone’s problem.

Jun 13, 2013 / StudentNation / Robert Applebaum and StudentNation

The Far North of Experience

The Far North of Experience The Far North of Experience

In praise of darkness (and light).

Jun 13, 2013 / Rebecca Solnit

INFOGRAPHICS: How the Anti-Prostitution Pledge Hinders AIDS Prevention

INFOGRAPHICS: How the Anti-Prostitution Pledge Hinders AIDS Prevention INFOGRAPHICS: How the Anti-Prostitution Pledge Hinders AIDS Prevention

Recipients of AIDS/HIV funding from the United States may soon be free of the harmful anti-prostitution requirement. 

Jun 12, 2013 / Blog / Melissa Gira Grant

The Two Faces of Marco Rubio

The Two Faces of Marco Rubio The Two Faces of Marco Rubio

Why does Rubio continue to attach amendments that undermine his own legislation?

Jun 12, 2013 / Blog / Chris Hayes

Killing the Messenger: Greek Government Shuts Down the State Broadcaster

Killing the Messenger: Greek Government Shuts Down the State Broadcaster Killing the Messenger: Greek Government Shuts Down the State Broadcaster

After the government announces the closing of ERT by fiat, staff occupy the building as protesters gather outside.

Jun 11, 2013 / Blog / Maria Margaronis

‘Did You Ever See a Chinaman?’

‘Did You Ever See a Chinaman?’ ‘Did You Ever See a Chinaman?’

Even in a country that suffers from an official cult of optimism, it can be useful to record how far we’ve come—if we also acknowledge how far we have to go.

Jun 11, 2013 / Blog / Rick Perlstein

Edward Snowden: One American Who Isn’t For Sale

Edward Snowden: One American Who Isn’t For Sale Edward Snowden: One American Who Isn’t For Sale

Snowden’s leaks not only revealed the immense spying capabilities of the NSA PRISM program but also the private contractors at the helm of these databanks.

Jun 11, 2013 / Robert Scheer

The Five Stages of Living in a National Surveillance State

The Five Stages of Living in a National Surveillance State The Five Stages of Living in a National Surveillance State

Acceptance may be the most painful step.

Jun 11, 2013 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow

Bradley Manning vs. SEAL Team 6

Bradley Manning vs. SEAL Team 6 Bradley Manning vs. SEAL Team 6

How the Wikileaks source did more for US national security than SEAL Team 6.

Jun 11, 2013 / Blog / Chase Madar

Spying by the NSA: Calm Down, It’s Not Nixon’s Plumbers

Spying by the NSA: Calm Down, It’s Not Nixon’s Plumbers Spying by the NSA: Calm Down, It’s Not Nixon’s Plumbers

Not a molehill, but not a mountain either.

Jun 11, 2013 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

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