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This May Hurt… So Just Ignore It

This May Hurt… So Just Ignore It This May Hurt… So Just Ignore It

Being malcontent never made anyone happy.

May 21, 2013 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow

The Case for Hope

The Case for Hope The Case for Hope

It’s a starting point: not the tinder or the blaze but a match, a belief in possibility.

May 20, 2013 / Rebecca Solnit

The Obamas Need to Help Fix the Fashion Industry: Here’s How

The Obamas Need to Help Fix the Fashion Industry: Here’s How The Obamas Need to Help Fix the Fashion Industry: Here’s How

Obama and the fashion icon first lady should pick up where the presidential task force on the apparel industry left off fifteen years ago.

May 20, 2013 / Blog / Elizabeth Cline

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (5/17/2013) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (5/17/2013)

This week, everything is falling apart: Syria; the Canadian environment; higher education as we know it. But if a creative roasting of Carlos Slim is any indication, the best respo...

May 18, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Iran’s Critical Election, Part I

Iran’s Critical Election, Part I Iran’s Critical Election, Part I

Lots of candidates, real politics in Iran.

May 17, 2013 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

It Shouldn’t Be Left Up to Corporations to Decide on a Safety Plan in Bangladesh

It Shouldn’t Be Left Up to Corporations to Decide on a Safety Plan in Bangladesh It Shouldn’t Be Left Up to Corporations to Decide on a Safety Plan in Bangladesh

For fashion brands, participation in the Bangladesh fire and safety plan is voluntarily. It shouldn’t be.

May 16, 2013 / Blog / Elizabeth Cline

Closure at Kent State?

Closure at Kent State? Closure at Kent State?

The newly unveiled May 4 Visitors Center attempts to reconcile the search for truth with the need for reconciliation and healing.

May 15, 2013 / Tom Hayden

Progress on US-Russia Peace Talks on Syria?

Progress on US-Russia Peace Talks on Syria? Progress on US-Russia Peace Talks on Syria?

McCain seems worried by the idea of peace, and the State Department refuses to rule out a role for Iran.

May 15, 2013 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Victor Navasky: Why Political Cartoons Are So Powerful

Victor Navasky: Why Political Cartoons Are So Powerful Victor Navasky: Why Political Cartoons Are So Powerful

After decades of takedowns, the art is still stoking controversy.

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

A National Commission to Heal ‘Psychic’ Wounds of War

A National Commission to Heal ‘Psychic’ Wounds of War A National Commission to Heal ‘Psychic’ Wounds of War

The country isn’t dealing with the burden it placed on post-September 11 veterans—and some members of Congress want to start the conversation.

May 14, 2013 / Blog / George Zornick

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