The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Feature

Mad Men, Season 7, Episode 4: A Grave New World

The men of SC&P freak out over the arrival of a newfangled computer, but miss the real transformation underway.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Viewpoint

Polio: Syria’s War on Children

The spread of polio is a public health emergency. In Syria, it's also being used to suppress the opposition.

Terry J. Allen

Viewpoint

Getting Our Hands Dirty

Republican voting restrictions will hit young people hard. Where's the outrage among millennials?

Joel Bleifuss

Comics

Death Penalty Drones

Matt Bors

JOHANNESBURG

Rachel K. Dooley

Labor

What To Make of Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage Plan

Arun Gupta

Meet Cam Ward. Alabama State Senator. Republican. Prison Reformer?

George Lavender

Feature

It’s Not All About November

With all their political gamesmanship, lawmakers forget that real human lives are often on the line.

David Sirota

Feature

One, Two, Many Sawants? Chicago Activists Announce Socialist Candidate for City Council

Long-time labor and immigration rights activist Jorge Mújica plans to run for alderman in Chicago's 25th ward.

Andrew Mortazavi

Transgender Prisoner Files Lawsuit After Hormone Therapy Denied

George Lavender

Labor

Organizers Come Together To ‘Move from Checkers to Chess’

Sarah Jaffe

Feature

The Politics of Red Lines

Putin's takeover of Crimea scares U.S. leaders because it challenges America's global dominance.

Noam Chomsky

Culture

Mansplaining, Explained

How Rebecca Solnit articulated a millennia-old phenomenon.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

New Law In Tennessee Will Send Women To Prison For Illegal Drug Use While Pregnant

George Lavender

Labor

College Adjuncts Union Scores Victory at Maryland Institute College of Art

Bruce Vail

Feature

NFL Teams Pay Cheerleaders Poverty-Level Wages

Members of some pro-football cheer squads make far less than the federal minimum wage, but their teams aren't budging.

Jim Hightower, Alternet

Feature

Donald Sterling Is Only Part of the Problem

Sterling's remarks certainly deserve condemnation, but we can't ignore racism's more harmful effects.

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

White House Steps Up To Combat Sexual Assault on College Campuses

Andrew Mortazavi