And it changed my perspective on Black Lives Matter. By Jamie Davenport. (July 22, 2016)

After being terrorized by Mexico’s drug cartels for more than a decade, Hipólito Mora Chávez decided to fight back. By Ryan Devereaux.

This month marks the 45th anniversary of a dramatic moment in U.S. history. On March 8, 1971—while Muhammad Ali was fighting Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden, and as millions sat glued to their TVs watching the bout unfold—a group of peace activists broke into an FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, and stole every document they could find... By Ursula Wolfe-Rocca. (March 1, 2016)

Hundreds of New York state voters to file suit calling the closed primary 'a threat to our democratic system' after claiming their party affiliation mysteriously changed. By Laura Bult.

A collection of Swartz’s writings is a record of a mind thinking, beautifully, against itself.  By Ava Kofman. (Feb. 3)

How free-culture pioneer Aaron Swartz fought for the free exchange of information, and lost. By Justin Peters.

Chelsea Manning reviews “The Boy Who Changed the World: The Writings of Aaron Swartz.”

There is only one speech in American history that inspired a multitude of books and films, the establishment of its own park, a series of paintings by a world famous artist, a prestigious international award and a United Nation’s resolution on Human Rights. That speech is Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1941 State of the Union Address... By Paul M. Sparrow.

In November, Colorado voters will decide whether to be the first state in the US to give every resident government-provided health insurance. By Nathan Schneider.

Most of the time, I don't give a shit that the government is spying on me. Turns out, I probably should. By Mike Pearl.

A Guide to Protecting Yourself From Online Harassment.

Failures in Iraq and Afghanistan have widened the gulf between most Americans and the armed forces

Mary Beard’s sweeping history is a new read of citizenship in the ancient city. By Emily Wilson.

Alberto Manguel reviews “The Meaning of the Library: A Cultural History,” edited by Alice Crawford.

Lindsay Miller of Massachusetts had previously been forbidden from wearing the strainer in allegience to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. By Adam Boult.

As the billionaires’ network works to reshape American politics, it keeps a close eye on the left. By Kenneth P. Vogel.

Govt Argues OLC Memos both Authoritative and “Pre-Decisional”, and Much More.

Human beings seem unable to live without war, but they are also unable to live without love. By Arundhati Roy. Part 4 of 4.

Is the library, storehouse and lender of books, as anachronistic as the record store, the telephone booth, and the Playboy centerfold? By James Gleick.

In 2012 the campaign to reelect Barack Obama posted a web ad called “The Life of Julia.” Divided into slides depicting various stages of life, the ad followed Julia’s progress from the beginning of her formal education at age three until retirement at sixty-seven... By Samuel Goldman.