A Letter From CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou A Letter From CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou
The man who exposed the agency’s torture program bids farewell to prison and moves on with his life.
May 6, 2015 / John Kiriakou and Foreign Policy In Focus
How America Misremembers Russia’s Central Role in World War II How America Misremembers Russia’s Central Role in World War II
In Europe, Russia was the major victor—and it paid a heavy price in casualties.
May 6, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
Here’s What’s Wrong With the USA Freedom Act Here’s What’s Wrong With the USA Freedom Act
It would constrain some of the worst excesses of the Patriot Act, but it doesn’t go nearly far enough.
May 6, 2015 / David Cole
44 Hours in a Baltimore Jail for Filming the Police 44 Hours in a Baltimore Jail for Filming the Police
Along with hundreds of others, Geremy Faulkner was swept up in one of the haphazard mass arrests that are overwhelming the courts.
May 6, 2015 / Karen Houppert
James Dolan’s Epic WNBA Fail James Dolan’s Epic WNBA Fail
The decision by Knicks and Liberty CEO James Dolan to belligerently hire Isiah Thomas to run the Liberty defies understanding.
May 6, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Is NYC Punishing Educators Who Advocate for Sports Equity in Schools? Is NYC Punishing Educators Who Advocate for Sports Equity in Schools?
High school students and teachers are embracing civil disobedience—and learning the repercussions.
May 6, 2015 / Maura Ewing
Mike Huckabee Is a Little Bit Populist, and That Could Be a Big Problem for Bush and Walker Mike Huckabee Is a Little Bit Populist, and That Could Be a Big Problem for Bush and Walker
Huckabee’s formula—very conservative on social issues but defending Social Security and opposing free trade—could upset a lot of calculations.
May 6, 2015 / John Nichols
May 6, 1856: Sigmund Freud Is Born May 6, 1856: Sigmund Freud Is Born
“One cannot close this book without a sense of depression,” The Nation’s reviewer said of Freud’s The Interpretation of Dreams.
May 6, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Inside Out Inside Out
With its new building, the Whitney Museum is now the best place to see modern and contemporary art in New York City.
May 6, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Damage Damage
In our new Gilded Age, the worst are not only full of passionate conviction. They are also damnably clever.
May 6, 2015 / Books & the Arts / George Scialabba