April 17, 1961: US-Backed Guerrillas Invade Cuba via the Bay of Pigs April 17, 1961: US-Backed Guerrillas Invade Cuba via the Bay of Pigs
“If they fail,” The Nation warned many months in advance, “the United States will lose face in an almost irreparable way.”
Apr 17, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Remembering Günter Grass Remembering Günter Grass
Ariel Dorfman talks morality and the legacy of a literary giant
Apr 16, 2015 / Ariel Dorfman
Enshrine the Right to Vote in the Constitution Enshrine the Right to Vote in the Constitution
After 150 years, it is time for the last Reconstruction Amendment.
Apr 16, 2015 / John Nichols
Senate Committee Votes to Kill No Child Left Behind, but the High-Stakes Testing Era Isn’t Over Senate Committee Votes to Kill No Child Left Behind, but the High-Stakes Testing Era Isn’t Over
The Senate's proprosal to replace the failed law would shift the public education battleground more fully to the states.
Apr 16, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
The Alternative to Minsk II Is War The Alternative to Minsk II Is War
Stephen Cohen talks to John Batchelor about what will happen if Minsk II fails.
Apr 16, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
Our Man in Panama: How Obama’s Summitry Could Change Relations With Latin America Our Man in Panama: How Obama’s Summitry Could Change Relations With Latin America
The president’s rapprochement with Raúl Castro is a crucial step in overcoming the long history of US intervention in the region.
Apr 16, 2015 / Peter Kornbluh
Now Congress Is Fast-Tracking the TPP Fast Track Now Congress Is Fast-Tracking the TPP Fast Track
Members of the Senate Finance Committee found themselves in a fast-track hearing without knowing it.
Apr 16, 2015 / George Zornick
If Elizabeth Warren Were Running for President, This Would Be Her Agenda If Elizabeth Warren Were Running for President, This Would Be Her Agenda
She just provided a blueprint for how Democrats should attack continued financial reform.
Apr 16, 2015 / George Zornick
Is California’s Drought Part of a Global Water Crisis? Is California’s Drought Part of a Global Water Crisis?
According to NASA scientist Jay Famiglietti, some of the world’s most unstable regions will face their own severe water shortages in the near future.
Apr 16, 2015 / Leighton Akio Woodhouse
What Hillary Clinton Should Remember as She Courts Black Voters What Hillary Clinton Should Remember as She Courts Black Voters
During the 2008 primary, some of Clinton’s rhetoric left black voters cold. She’ll need to overcome those lingering concerns to win in 2016.
Apr 16, 2015 / Dani McClain