‘Look for Hospitals as Targets’ ‘Look for Hospitals as Targets’
The historical record suggests that the US bombing of an Afghan hospital may not have been an accident.
Oct 5, 2015 / Greg Grandin
Of Lobsters and Men Of Lobsters and Men
Don DeLillo, the Grateful Dead, and the New York Film Festival.
Oct 5, 2015 / Eric Alterman
A TPP Deal Is Finally Reached, but Don’t Assume It Will Pass Congress A TPP Deal Is Finally Reached, but Don’t Assume It Will Pass Congress
Election-year pressures and the deal’s actual details may yet scuttle final passage of TPP.
Oct 5, 2015 / George Zornick
Why the Catalonia Separatist Question Will Continue to Plague Spain Why the Catalonia Separatist Question Will Continue to Plague Spain
Left-right divisions, amid continuing public anger at government austerity and corruption, have stymied unity in both the anti- and pro-independence camps.
Oct 5, 2015 / Andy Robinson
Hillary Clinton Is Running to Bernie Sanders’s Left on This One Issue Hillary Clinton Is Running to Bernie Sanders’s Left on This One Issue
Clinton just came out with a tough plan to tighten gun laws. Will Sanders stick to his guns—or try a new approach?
Oct 5, 2015 / Joan Walsh
Tactical Experts Destroy the NRA’s Heroic Gunslinger Fantasy Tactical Experts Destroy the NRA’s Heroic Gunslinger Fantasy
The last thing a chaotic crime scene needs is more untrained civilians carrying guns.
Oct 5, 2015 / Joshua Holland
This Is One of the Most Innovative Programs in the UN’s Toolbox This Is One of the Most Innovative Programs in the UN’s Toolbox
A commission that grew out of Guatemala’s 1996 peace accords could be a model for curbing lawlessness throughout the world.
Oct 5, 2015 / Stephen Schlesinger
A Union Leader Who Always Knew Which Side He Was On A Union Leader Who Always Knew Which Side He Was On
AFSCME leader Marty Beil battled Scott Walker on behalf of public employees and the public good.
Oct 5, 2015 / John Nichols
‘The Washington Post’ Finally Finds a War It Won’t Cheer ‘The Washington Post’ Finally Finds a War It Won’t Cheer
The Post is coming down hard against Russia’s operations in Syria.
Oct 5, 2015 / James Carden
This Is What It Takes to Unionize a Newsroom This Is What It Takes to Unionize a Newsroom
On Tuesday, we’ll find out if Al Jazeera America’s digital editorial staff will become the latest new media workers to unionize.
Oct 5, 2015 / Michelle Chen