The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Study: DNA exonerations declined in 2013, while non-DNA exonerations rose sharply

Matt Stroud

Feature

Chicago Youth Theater Refuses To Be Silenced

Teens in Chicago are overcoming censorship to share their perspectives on the city's social issues.

Kari Lydersen

Feature

Stockholm Syndrome: A Love Story

'Labor Day' is not the feel-good romance it clearly sets out to be.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Feature

The Same-Sex Marriage Trap

'The Marrying Kind?' dances around queer critiques of gay marriage.

Yasmin Nair

Thousands Protest Putin’s Crackdown on Dissent

Sarah Berlin

Maine Court Makes ‘Momentous Decision’ in Favor of Transgender Student

Ana Martinez

Dispatch

Single Payer Rises Again

As the ACA takes effect, an alternative gains ground at the state level.

Sarah Jaffe

Feature

Downton Abbey, Season 4, Episode 5: A Black Man Enters Downton, Panic Ensues

Race, like rape, is something Downton's writers don't seem equipped to handle.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Labor

A House Is Not a Home Without Rights for Care Workers

Michelle Chen

Culture

Not Wasted on the Young

Instead of worrying about achievement, we should be ensuring the young get proper youths.

Jane Miller

Open Letter From NY Jews to Mayor de Blasio: `AIPAC Does Not Speak For Us’

Open Letter From New York Jews

Research Links Fracking to Birth Defects

Danayit Musse

‘Stop-and-Frisk’ Has Arrived in New Orleans

Sarah Berlin

Feature

Billionaires Attempt To Convince Society That They Are The Good Guys

America's rich see themselves as victims of Nazi-like persecution.

David Sirota

Labor

Don’t Call It a Comeback, Quinn

Matthew Blake

Labor

Obama’s Wage Hike For Federal Contractors Won’t Apply to Disabled Workers

Mike Elk

Private Contractor Accused of Skimping on Prisoner Food

George Lavender

Texas Prison Guards Demand Reduced Solitary Confinement for Inmates

Ana Martinez