The shocking assault in India reveals that rape isn’t about sex—it’s about controlling women’s lives.
America and the World
Posted inLaw and Justice
Call it Trafficking
Unpacking the gray moral areas the United States has created when it comes to international adoption.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
What the Attacks on Hagel Tell Us
As the world and U.S. foreign policy have changed, the potential secretary of Defense nominee has adjusted his views—a fact that has the neocons in a dander.
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Paying for Having Been Raped
Women in the military might finally, finally, be able to rely on their health insurance for abortion coverage in the case of rape or incest.Â
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When Assad Dropped the Façade
It’s hard to believe, but Bashar al-Assad once presented himself to the world as Syria’s modernizer.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
John Kerry, the Most Progressive Pick for the State Department?
The optics of Susan Rice’s withdrawal from consideration for secretary of State are disheartening. Ruth Marcus of The Washington Post and Representative Marcia Fudge of Ohio attributed racism and sexism to the campaign against Rice, with Marcus writing that “the attack had something to do with Rice’s gender, and her sharp elbows and sometimes sharper […]
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Refuge Beyond Reach
Australia’s debate on asylum seekers shows how easy it is for politicians to appeal to fear of invading hordes.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Rice Takes Herself Out
Mark Landler, we have a bridge to sell you.
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Magnificent Trespasser
An appreciation of political economist Albert Hirschman
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Zero Dark Thirty’s Morality Brigade
Kathryn Bigelow’s Osama bin Laden movie doesn’t endorse torture.Â
