Is Senator Dianne Feinstein Really Vulnerable This Fall? Is Senator Dianne Feinstein Really Vulnerable This Fall?
She’s the establishment favorite, but as Democratic challenger Kevin de León notes, “Americans are tired of the same old, same old.”
Oct 12, 2018 / Sasha Abramsky
Why Are US Military Personnel Using Unsafe Equipment? Why Are US Military Personnel Using Unsafe Equipment?
A new documentary exposes how and why the Pentagon has let this happen.
Oct 12, 2018 / William D. Hartung
Trump Has Made Republicans More Comfortable Expressing Their Sexism Out Loud Trump Has Made Republicans More Comfortable Expressing Their Sexism Out Loud
And the intense partisanship of this political moment is only making it worse.
Oct 12, 2018 / Joshua Holland
Rebecca Traister: The Politics of Women’s Anger Rebecca Traister: The Politics of Women’s Anger
Rebecca Traister on women’s activism—before and after the Kavanaugh hearings.
Oct 12, 2018 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Airport Workers Can’t Afford Rent or Food as Travel Prices—and Profits—Soar Airport Workers Can’t Afford Rent or Food as Travel Prices—and Profits—Soar
A generation ago, aviation was seen as bulwark of unionized middle-class jobs in the modern global service economy.
Oct 12, 2018 / Michelle Chen
GOT SANITY? GOT SANITY?
The majority of our country has developed lactose intolerance.
Oct 12, 2018 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
How Latin Got Woke How Latin Got Woke
Latin has long been the domain of dead white men. Today, a new cadre of scholars is trying to take it back.
Oct 12, 2018 / StudentNation / Lisa De Bode
‘Foreign Policy Is at a Point of Complete Crisis’: A Q&A With Jeffrey Sachs ‘Foreign Policy Is at a Point of Complete Crisis’: A Q&A With Jeffrey Sachs
With his new book, the economist turns his focus to America’s international relations.
Oct 12, 2018 / Q&A / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
Pulp Fiction in Istanbul, or, the Looming Turkey-Saudi Cold War Pulp Fiction in Istanbul, or, the Looming Turkey-Saudi Cold War
The disappearance, and probable brutal murder, of journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Turkish soil could crater an already troubled geopolitical climate.
Oct 11, 2018 / Juan Cole
A Poll Sheds Light on Tough Los Angeles Olympic Truths A Poll Sheds Light on Tough Los Angeles Olympic Truths
A recent poll by the group No Olympics LA demonstrates a clear need for a public vote on the games.
Oct 11, 2018 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff