April 28, 1970: President Richard Nixon Approves a US Invasion of Cambodia April 28, 1970: President Richard Nixon Approves a US Invasion of Cambodia
“The decisive confrontation between the constitutionalists who want peace and the militarists who want war is close at hand.”
Apr 28, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Black Women Aren’t Just Secondary Casualties of Aggressive Policing Black Women Aren’t Just Secondary Casualties of Aggressive Policing
Prison and early deaths have taken 1.5 million black men from daily life. But the Rekia Boyd case shows that black women are also “missing.”
Apr 27, 2015 / Dani McClain
What Are Baltimore’s Protesters Asking For? What Are Baltimore’s Protesters Asking For?
The death of Freddie Gray in police custody has sparked outrage over the conduct of the Baltimore Police Department.
Apr 27, 2015 / The Nation
The Whitney Museum and the ‘Pompous Doors’ of American Art The Whitney Museum and the ‘Pompous Doors’ of American Art
The Nation's critic in 1931 said the museum would abet the snobbery that believes "American painting is a second-rate affair."
Apr 27, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues
Is the Tide Turning Against Water Privatization? Is the Tide Turning Against Water Privatization?
You can’t squeeze clean water out of dirty business.
Apr 27, 2015 / Michelle Chen
How Do You Win a Failed War? Rewrite the Ending. How Do You Win a Failed War? Rewrite the Ending.
The Vietnam War was indisputably an American-grown disaster. But why let truth stand in the way of glory?
Apr 27, 2015 / Christian Appy
Auf Wiedersehen Günter Grass Auf Wiedersehen Günter Grass
Günter Grass not only taught us about German history, but also ourselves.
Apr 27, 2015 / Norman Birnbaum
Camden Yards and the Baltimore Protests for Freddie Gray Camden Yards and the Baltimore Protests for Freddie Gray
The decision by Baltimore’s mayor to lock baseball fans inside a stadium to “protect” them from protestors sent a message to the world built on a lie.
Apr 27, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Will the Courts Finally Block Texas’ Worst-in-the-Nation Voter-ID Law? Will the Courts Finally Block Texas’ Worst-in-the-Nation Voter-ID Law?
Longtime voters are being turned away from the polls by Texas’ voter-ID law
Apr 27, 2015 / Ari Berman
No Joke, Cheney Was the Worst President No Joke, Cheney Was the Worst President
Obama's barb worked because it had the ring of truth.
Apr 27, 2015 / John Nichols