October 7, 1998: Matthew Shepard Is Found Brutally Tortured and Left for Dead October 7, 1998: Matthew Shepard Is Found Brutally Tortured and Left for Dead
“The demagogy of the political classes legitimizes the irrational, dehumanizing queer-fear that motors these assaults.”
Oct 7, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
These People Are the Secret to Bernie Sanders’s Success These People Are the Secret to Bernie Sanders’s Success
Sanders leads Hillary Clinton by a comfortable margin in New Hampshire, and he has almost caught her in nationwide fundraising. How did he do it?
Oct 7, 2015 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan
I Want My Progressive TV! What If MSNBC Dumps the Left? I Want My Progressive TV! What If MSNBC Dumps the Left?
The cable answer to Fox News is slowly shrinking from the fight. Can digital outlets fill the void?
Oct 7, 2015 / Feature / Leslie Savan
Ralph Nader, the People’s Curator Ralph Nader, the People’s Curator
The consumer advocate’s new American Museum of Tort Law honors the legacy of the “weapon of the weak.”
Oct 6, 2015 / Mark Green
The US Tells Other Countries to Respect Unions—Shouldn’t the US Do the Same? The US Tells Other Countries to Respect Unions—Shouldn’t the US Do the Same?
This country needs a Workplace Democracy Act to assure that workers who join unions do not face retaliation and barriers to collective bargaining.
Oct 6, 2015 / John Nichols
Whistleblowers Composed Whistleblowers Composed
Ted Hearne’s masterpiece The Source captures digital disorder through the sounds of Wikileaks.
Oct 6, 2015 / David Hajdu
The Art of Parenting on a Disappearing Planet The Art of Parenting on a Disappearing Planet
From mommy magazines to child-development specialists, we are constantly told how to protect our children—but how do we protect them from climate change?
Oct 6, 2015 / Frida Berrigan
The US Massacre in Kunduz Exposes the Bankruptcy of Obama’s National-Security Policy The US Massacre in Kunduz Exposes the Bankruptcy of Obama’s National-Security Policy
Air power inflicts horrific human-rights violations and has been thoroughly discredited as a means of fighting insurgencies.
Oct 6, 2015 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
Tell the Democratic Party: We Need More Debates Tell the Democratic Party: We Need More Debates
With only six primary debates scheduled, the DNC is doing the party—and our democracy— a disservice.
Oct 6, 2015 / NationAction
The War on Planned Parenthood The War on Planned Parenthood
Lives in the balance must be defended.
Oct 6, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel