Behind the Sun Behind the Sun
In four books about Syria and Egypt, the narrative arc of revolution bends toward disappointment.
Sep 6, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ursula Lindsey
Classes Start at LIU Brooklyn on September 7—but Faculty Are Locked Out Classes Start at LIU Brooklyn on September 7—but Faculty Are Locked Out
Amid a contract dispute, the administration barred professors from coming to campus.
Sep 4, 2016 / Deb Schwartz
Donald Trump Is the Anti–Labor Day Candidate: Running Against Fair Wages, Worker Rights, and Unions Donald Trump Is the Anti–Labor Day Candidate: Running Against Fair Wages, Worker Rights, and Unions
And the party’s platform is a litany of foolish dreams and ugly thoughts.
Sep 4, 2016 / John Nichols
An Alternate National Anthem An Alternate National Anthem
If you burn Colin Kaepernick’s jersey and love Muhammad Ali, you might be a hypocrite. So here’s something we can all sing.
Sep 2, 2016 / Khalid Rahmaan
Assad Regime to Besieged Aleppo: Surrender or Starve Assad Regime to Besieged Aleppo: Surrender or Starve
“It was raining mortars, some landing just 20 meters from us…”
Sep 2, 2016 / Roy Gutman
The Terrible Mini-Trump of Minnesota—and the Progressive Who’s Running Against Him The Terrible Mini-Trump of Minnesota—and the Progressive Who’s Running Against Him
He says the government shouldn’t regulate pollution, shouldn’t meddle in healthcare, and shouldn’t tell people they can’t own slaves. Lovely.
Sep 2, 2016 / Jon Wiener
Colin Kaepernick’s Protest Has Nothing to Do With the Military Colin Kaepernick’s Protest Has Nothing to Do With the Military
The military doesn’t “give” us the right to protest. The Constitution does.
Sep 2, 2016 / Dave Zirin
The Obama Administration Continues Pulling Away From Private Prison Companies The Obama Administration Continues Pulling Away From Private Prison Companies
Homeland Security launches a review of private detention centers, weeks after DOJ began closing its own facilities.
Sep 2, 2016 / Seth Freed Wessler
The Burkini Ban Represents Everything That Is Wrong About France’s Approach to Minorities The Burkini Ban Represents Everything That Is Wrong About France’s Approach to Minorities
The country’s militant secularism treats otherness as a temporary phase on the road to assimilation.
Sep 2, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Andrew Cuomo’s Fragile Masculinity Andrew Cuomo’s Fragile Masculinity
His macho paternalism won't solve New York's problems.
Sep 2, 2016 / Alexis Grenell