How Absurdly Arbitrary Choices About Debates Are Shaping the GOP Race How Absurdly Arbitrary Choices About Debates Are Shaping the GOP Race
Excluding credible candidates from the main debate is not just unfair, it helps Trump.
Sep 16, 2015 / John Nichols
The University of Texas Just Handed Out a $6 Million Golden Parachute The University of Texas Just Handed Out a $6 Million Golden Parachute
The nation’s biggest college sports program just paid its new director $6 million to quit.
Sep 16, 2015 / Dave Zirin
US Intelligence Is More Privatized Than Ever Before US Intelligence Is More Privatized Than Ever Before
Despite hacks, leaks, and system failures, for-profit contractors are still getting lucrative intelligence contracts.
Sep 16, 2015 / Tim Shorrock
Are Colbert’s New Politics Softer, or Just More Subtle? Are Colbert’s New Politics Softer, or Just More Subtle?
A political comedian reviews the first of the new Late Show.
Sep 16, 2015 / Katie Halper
September 16, 1920: A Bomb Explodes in Wall Street, Killing 30 September 16, 1920: A Bomb Explodes in Wall Street, Killing 30
“This country will never be made over by any such means...Bomb-throwers fortify and strengthen the system they attack.”
Sep 16, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
What if You Couldn’t Talk to Your Own Landlord? What if You Couldn’t Talk to Your Own Landlord?
New York City’s Housing Authority has only six employees dedicated to managing language services across the 400,000-tenant system, and only two of them speak Chinese.
Sep 15, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Are Iran and Russia Risking Their Own Vietnam in Syria? Are Iran and Russia Risking Their Own Vietnam in Syria?
There are growing reports that Iranian troops, not just advisers, have joined Hezbollah in defending the Assad regime—backed by an increasing Russian military presence.
Sep 15, 2015 / Juan Cole
Barack Obama Is a Foreign Policy Grandmaster Barack Obama Is a Foreign Policy Grandmaster
The president has executed a subtle geopolitical strategy with the potential to extend American empire well into the 21st century.
Sep 15, 2015 / Alfred McCoy
Hawks Aren’t Giving the Iran Deal a Chance Hawks Aren’t Giving the Iran Deal a Chance
Bellicose posturing too often ends up isolating the United States—and undermining our security.
Sep 15, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Shouting Back at Donald Trump Shouting Back at Donald Trump
Trump’s circus of anti-immigrant rhetoric is all fun and games until someone gets attacked.
Sep 15, 2015 / Julianne Hing