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What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape 

What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape  What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape 

The Maryville case is yet another example of why we need to educate people about rape.

Oct 16, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

The Senate’s Obamacare Tweak Is Unlikely to Damage the Law

The Senate’s Obamacare Tweak Is Unlikely to Damage the Law The Senate’s Obamacare Tweak Is Unlikely to Damage the Law

The Senate’s deal to reopen the government and extend the debt limit reportedly contains a small change to the health law—but it’s not a win for the GOP. 

Oct 16, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

De Blasio Wins Debate; GOP Wants Him as Its False Equivalency Voodoo Doll

De Blasio Wins Debate; GOP Wants Him as Its False Equivalency Voodoo Doll De Blasio Wins Debate; GOP Wants Him as Its False Equivalency Voodoo Doll

With de Blasio coming out on top in last night’s debate, Republicans regroup for future attacks. 

Oct 16, 2013 / Leslie Savan

Netroots Goes Global

Netroots Goes Global Netroots Goes Global

A new wave of online organizations are replicating the MoveOn model across the world.

Oct 16, 2013 / Feature / David Karpf

What Democrats Should Demand

What Democrats Should Demand What Democrats Should Demand

If Republicans are playing hardball, Democrats should too.

Oct 16, 2013 / Bryce Covert

White House v. Watchdogs

White House v. Watchdogs White House v. Watchdogs

A damning new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists raises alarm about the press under Obama.

Oct 16, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

Forty-Five Years Later, John Carlos and Tommie Smith Have Never Been More Relevant

Forty-Five Years Later, John Carlos and Tommie Smith Have Never Been More Relevant Forty-Five Years Later, John Carlos and Tommie Smith Have Never Been More Relevant

On this, the forty-fifth anniversary of the fists of freedom at the 1968 Olympics, we need a new Olympic Project for Human Rights.

Oct 16, 2013 / Dave Zirin

Praying for Broken Hearts in the GOP

Praying for Broken Hearts in the GOP Praying for Broken Hearts in the GOP

A hundred and fifty people of faith and furloughed workers marched on the offices of GOP leaders.

Oct 16, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

The Long and Short of Memory

The Long and Short of Memory The Long and Short of Memory

What the modern science of memory owes to the amnesiac patient H.M.

Oct 16, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Charles Gross

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Why Bartolomé de las Casas should have nothing to do with it.

Oct 15, 2013 / Aura Bogado

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