Opinion

Girls Don’t Just Want to Have Fun

As state legislatures attack women's reproductive rights, the media focus elsewhere.

Susan J. Douglas

Vanilla Vice

Vice's new HBO show is a brilliant addition to its empire—and a mediocre addition to journalism.

Bhaskar Sunkara

Which Box Would Zimmerman Check?

How Trayvon Martin's killing challenged our assumptions about Latinos.

Achy Obejas

Robbing Peter to Pay DePaul

As Rahm Emanuel decimates public schools, he's gifting a private college $55 million in public funds.

Achy Obejas

Welcome Back, Jim Crow

With a helping hand from the Supreme Court, the GOP can cling to power by disenfranchising voters.

Joel Bleifuss

Starving for Justice at Gitmo

Is force-feeding a form of torture?

Terry J. Allen

GOP: Masters of Media

As the GOP slashes the social safety net, the party seizes on 'scandals' to distract the public.

Susan J. Douglas

Our Iron Curtain

The 'border security' provisions of the new immigration bill solve a problem that isn't.

Achy Obejas

Obama’s SEC Cop-Out

The new chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission is fresh off Wall Street.

Joel Bleifuss

The Problem Is Capitalism

Only radical reforms will solve neoliberalism's crisis of democracy.

Joseph M. Schwartz and Maria Svart

Revoking Amnesty for Death Squads

El Salvador finally confronts the ghosts of its past.

Angelina Godoy

The Right to Call In Sick

Portland joins a growing number of cities adopting paid sick leave ordinances.

Ellen Bravo

Maggie Thatcher, Milk Snatcher

The tall tales are all true.

Jane Miller

FCC: Fronting For Corporations?

Business is cheering Obama's nominee. That's bad news if you like your media diverse and your Internet free.

Joel Bleifuss

The Next Chavez?

A narrow victory bought Nicolás Maduro immense power.

Achy Obejas

Demystifying India

Jane Miller reflects on the end of an empire.

Jane Miller

The Digital Education Divide

Massive Open Online Courses threaten to aggravate the problems they were designed to solve.

Susan J. Douglas

The Gay Old Party

Republicans are waving a white flag in their battle against marriage equality--or is that a rainbow flag?

Achy Obejas