Pakistan’s Neocolonial War Pakistan’s Neocolonial War
The Pashtuns of the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan are trapped between a brutal Taliban insurgency and a Pakistani government that treats them like colonial subjects.
Jun 11, 2015 / Maham Javaid
June 11, 1967: The Six-Day War Ends in Israeli Victory, and Occupation June 11, 1967: The Six-Day War Ends in Israeli Victory, and Occupation
"Israelis have no desire to repeat the errors of Western Europe’s 19th-century imperial expansionism."
Jun 11, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
What Ten Years in Kenya Have Taught Me About the Perils of American Ignorance, ‘Aid,’ and Narcissism What Ten Years in Kenya Have Taught Me About the Perils of American Ignorance, ‘Aid,’ and Narcissism
Obama’s visit this summer will certainly be a big event, but Kenyans’ interests stretch well beyond the United States.
Jun 10, 2015 / Karen Rothmyer
Can Congress Stop the CIA From Torturing Again? Can Congress Stop the CIA From Torturing Again?
Senators John McCain and Dianne Feinstein have introduced a measure to prevent the CIA from evading the bans on torture that are already law.
Jun 10, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Hillary Clinton and the New Politics of $15 Hillary Clinton and the New Politics of $15
This movement has made raising wages a big issue for 2016.
Jun 10, 2015 / John Nichols
Women Are Being Arrested and Jailed for Self-Abortion Women Are Being Arrested and Jailed for Self-Abortion
The anti-abortion movement claims that no one wants to see the law come down on women who end their pregnancies, but it’s already happening.
Jun 10, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg
The Department of Education’s Debt-Forgiveness Plan Does Not Go Far Enough The Department of Education’s Debt-Forgiveness Plan Does Not Go Far Enough
The Corinthian strikers are asking for debt justice, not forgiveness.
Jun 10, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Two Roads: The Politics of David Blatt and the Passion of Steve Kerr’s Father Two Roads: The Politics of David Blatt and the Passion of Steve Kerr’s Father
The NBA Finals coaches had their paths shaped by the conflicts of the Middle East, albeit on very different sides of the barbed wire.
Jun 10, 2015 / Dave Zirin
June 10, 2007: The Series Finale of ‘The Sopranos’ Airs on HBO June 10, 2007: The Series Finale of ‘The Sopranos’ Airs on HBO
"The murderous mobster is the predatory lust and aggression in all of us," Ellen Willis wrote in The Nation in 2001.
Jun 10, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Can Hillary Clinton Take Back the Concept of ‘Freedom’ From Conservatives? Can Hillary Clinton Take Back the Concept of ‘Freedom’ From Conservatives?
Clinton would do a great service to the country by offering Americans a more expansive view of what freedom requires, and what threatens it.
Jun 10, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel