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Archives for September 2014


Maryam al-Mansouri’s accomplishment is huge, but Americans have been celebrating her in a way that reveals deep Islamophobia


Why this is such a good sign for Border Patrol reform


The legendary founder of the world’s largest bond fund is taking his talents to . . . well he’s staying in the same place geographically, but it’s a huge story in the finance world and he’ll be working for a different company.


A legal scholar argues that the Supreme Court has been forced to hear more and more patent cases after a lower court “failed to take the hint” from earlier Supreme Court rulings.


As the death toll rises, the country is trying unprecedented measures to contain the virus.


Here’s why it actually makes sense.


The new program might help a few dozen immigrants — but there’s a catch that could disqualify them.


After legalization and decriminalization, much more work is needed.


Some way and somehow, the show achieved a following and would change the texture of television shows — reality, scripted, and scripted reality — altogether.


Think of it as like Colbert’s truthiness, but for when a US president warns of vague and terrifying threats to the US.


Bystander intervention programs are popular, but the research doesn’t show yet if they actually fix sexual assault.


Black-ish, a new family comedy, premiered last night on ABC, and 10.78 million people watched Andre Johnson (Anthony Anderson) and his wife Rainbow (Tracee Ellis Ross) banter wittily.


Looking for something to watch this weekend? Amazon will let you binge all 10 episodes of this terrific series.


From the war on drugs to local policing, the attorney general pursued a sweeping civil rights agenda.

