Seven Iranians Jailed After the 2009 Protests Who Are Still in Jail

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• Environment

  

  Go Directly To Jail

  If we were in jail, we'd take some small comfort in knowing our confinement was making less of an environmental impact than other jails. Also, if...

  by Anonymous

• GOOD Blog

  

  Jail Birds (No, Really)

  Carrier pigeons were indispensable to the victory of the Allies during World Wars I and II. They were given fancy french names like Gustav and Mon...

  by Alexandra Marvar

• GOOD Blog

  

  Drive-by Texters (Go to Jail?)

  For Brits who text while driving, and for those who share the road with them, things are pretty far from merry in old England. The Times just ran...

  by Patrick James

• GOOD Blog

  

  Go Directly To Jail, Do Not Collect $200

  Fun fact: The Most Serene Republic of San Marino, with a population of 30,000, has a single prisoner. One person locked up. Total.Not fun fact:...

  by Andrew Price

• Culture

  

  Should an 11-Year-Old Boy Go to Jail for Life?

  Jordan Brown is set to be tried as an adult for a crime committed when he was 11. He might go to jail for life. America's exceptional like that.

  by Cord Jefferson

• Culture

  

  This Guy's Going to Jail Forever for a Marijuana Conviction

  An insane Louisiana law is sending a nonviolent father to jail for the rest of his life. How is this justice?

  by Cord Jefferson

• News

  

  Egyptians Are Protesting Under Water Too

  Egyptians are getting more and more creative with their calls for Mubarak to resign. Here's a scuba diving demand from the Red Sea.

  by Alex Goldmark

• Business

  

  Bernie Madoff Pleads Guilty, Presents Risk of Flight, Gets Denied Bail, Goes to Jail, Awaits Sentencing

  So that happened. But I have to ask: How is it possible that this guy's name is MADOFF??? As in Made Off With Their Money? I know, I know,...

  by Patrick James

• Culture

  

  Protesters Are Awesome: Banned Books Back in Egypt and Tunisia

  Banned books return to Tunisia and Egypt, signifying an ease on censorship in the newly dictatorless countries.

  by Cord Jefferson

• Culture

  

  Protesters Are Awesome: Libyan Pilots Defect to Malta After Refusing to Bomb Protesters

  Two Libyan Air Force pilots today fled to Malta after refusing to follow orders to bomb their countrymen.

  by Cord Jefferson

• Culture

  

  Protesters Are Awesome: Look at This Beautiful Video of Today's "Day of Cleaning" in Egypt

  One day after they forced their president out of office through ceaseless protests, Egypt's citizens united today to repair what they'd damaged.

  by Cord Jefferson

• News

  

  Protesters Are Awesome: A 14-Year-Old Occupier Gets Arrested in Iowa—and Her Dad Approves

  This teen showed up at Occupy Iowa on behalf of a seldom-heard group: children. Her dad cheered her on.

  by Nona Willis Aronowitz

• Culture

  

  Protesters Are Awesome: Look at This Beautiful Photo of Christians Protecting Praying Muslims in Egypt

  Christian protesters literally banded together to protect their Muslim comrades.

  by Cord Jefferson

• Culture

  

  Protesters Are Awesome: Egyptian Students Are Now Protecting the Libraries

  Egypt's protesting millennials are multitasking: Saving the nation's precious cultural icons while simultaneously calling for a new government.

  by Cord Jefferson

• Lifestyle

  

  Who Are the Experts Who Don't Want to Eradicate Polio?

  Gates is moving ahead with his polio eradication agenda, but some questioned the plan after his big announcement yesterday

  by Ann Marie Gardner

• Education

  

  Are Recent Student Protests Aimed at the Right People?

  It suddenly feels like the 1960s on college campuses. That's the conclusion of an Inside Higher Ed piece that examines the recent, sharp uptick in...

  by Nikhil Swaminathan

• Education

  

  How College Students Are Using Privilege to Protest

  For some students, spring semester has meant a tad more than cramming for finals and thirsty Thursdays. When many have looked the other way,...

  by Nathan Rothstein

• Environment

  

  Protesters Are Awesome: Watch Egyptian Volunteers Clean the Streets

  As one of the protesters in this video puts it, "We are here cleaning our country Egypt, which is our property and not anyone else's."

  by Ben Jervey

• Culture

  

  Protesters Are Awesome: Volunteer Force Is Taking Over Egypt's Municipal Jobs

  A new Egyptian volunteer force is taking to the streets to restore some order in the midst of growing chaos.

  by Cord Jefferson

• Culture

  

  Protesters Are Awesome: Egyptians Form Human Shield to Protect Antiquities

  A band of brave protesters has reportedly formed a human shield to protect Egypt's most important museum. Protesters are awesome.

  by Cord Jefferson