No, We Shouldn’t Privatize PBS No, We Shouldn’t Privatize PBS
As Sesame Street partners with HBO, it’s important to remember the vitality of public television.
Sep 14, 2015 / William F. Baker and Evan Leatherwood
September 14, 1901: Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President September 14, 1901: Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President
“The outline of the President's policy telegraphed from Buffalo is as encouraging for what it omits as for what it contains...The spirit of Jingoism is not only wanting from it, bu...
Sep 14, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Joe Biden Bares His Soul to Stephen Colbert Joe Biden Bares His Soul to Stephen Colbert
And Colbert finally breaks through the stifling late-night format.
Sep 11, 2015 / Leslie Savan
The Iran Deal Opponents Are Going to Fight to the Bitter End The Iran Deal Opponents Are Going to Fight to the Bitter End
The deal’s opponents in DC are not letting up.
Sep 11, 2015 / James Carden
AIPAC Spent Millions of Dollars to Defeat the Iran Deal. Instead, It May Have Destroyed Itself. AIPAC Spent Millions of Dollars to Defeat the Iran Deal. Instead, It May Have Destroyed Itself.
The powerful Israel lobby has been badly damaged, and that’s good news for both Palestinians and Israelis.
Sep 11, 2015 / M.J. Rosenberg
The TPP Will Finish What Chile’s Dictatorship Started The TPP Will Finish What Chile’s Dictatorship Started
Salvador Allende warned against neoliberalism’s disastrous effects just before he was overthrown. He was right to be worried.
Sep 11, 2015 / Greg Grandin
Restoring the Voting Rights Act Now Has Bipartisan Support Restoring the Voting Rights Act Now Has Bipartisan Support
Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska becomes the first Republican to support ambitious legislation to restore the Voting Rights Act.
Sep 10, 2015 / Ari Berman
Hillary Clinton Isn’t the First Government Official to Send Secret Messages Hillary Clinton Isn’t the First Government Official to Send Secret Messages
From Hoover’s FBI to George W. Bush’s White House, officials have been hiding their communications for decades.
Sep 10, 2015 / Athan G. Theoharis
Republicans Hold a Planned Parenthood ‘Show Trial’ Based on Videos They Haven’t Seen Republicans Hold a Planned Parenthood ‘Show Trial’ Based on Videos They Haven’t Seen
“Joseph McCarthy would be proud of this committee today,’’ said one Democrat.
Sep 9, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Tennessee Higher Education Talks Big, Acts Cheap Tennessee Higher Education Talks Big, Acts Cheap
Statewide austerity measures leave campus workers doing more work for less pay.
Sep 9, 2015 / Michelle Chen