Will the United States Become a Footnote in Afghanistan’s History? Will the United States Become a Footnote in Afghanistan’s History?
In the new politics of Afghanistan, the Obama administration finds itself being reduced to the status of bystander.
Mar 31, 2015 / Dilip Hiro
The TPP Is a Rigged Agreement The TPP Is a Rigged Agreement
The Trans-Pacific Partnership will help multinationals, not workers.
Mar 31, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
March 31, 1995: Pop Star Selena Is Shot and Killed March 31, 1995: Pop Star Selena Is Shot and Killed
Unlike the male rock star who, having killed himself, gave his fans a taste of ultimate fatalism, Selena’s life, not death, offered joy to so many who admired her.
Mar 31, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Ted Cruz Is Practically President Already Ted Cruz Is Practically President Already
He’s just five simple steps away from being elected.
Mar 31, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
Is the Former Capital of the Confederacy Finally Ready to Confront Its Poverty—and Its Past? Is the Former Capital of the Confederacy Finally Ready to Confront Its Poverty—and Its Past?
Richmond, Virginia, is the eleventh-most-unequal big city in the country; its leaders finally want to change that.
Mar 31, 2015 / Sasha Abramsky
Indiana Just Sentenced a Woman Convicted of Feticide to Twenty Years in Prison Indiana Just Sentenced a Woman Convicted of Feticide to Twenty Years in Prison
We’ve reached a point where desperate women who end their pregnancies before viability are being locked up.
Mar 30, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg
Is Iran Conquering the Middle East? Is Iran Conquering the Middle East?
That paranoid claim, trumpeted by Netanyahu and many Arab leaders, ignores the grassroots nature of regional movements.
Mar 30, 2015 / Juan Cole
Monica Lewinsky, Justine Sacco, John Oliver and the Circle of Shaming Monica Lewinsky, Justine Sacco, John Oliver and the Circle of Shaming
In the digital era, I shame, you shame, we all shame.
Mar 30, 2015 / Leslie Savan
It Is Very American to Ask if the Presidency Should Be Passed Between Entitled Families It Is Very American to Ask if the Presidency Should Be Passed Between Entitled Families
Martin O’Malley raises a fine concern about Bush-versus-Clinton politics.
Mar 30, 2015 / John Nichols
The Campaign to Refuse Student Debt Is About to Kick Into Overdrive The Campaign to Refuse Student Debt Is About to Kick Into Overdrive
Anti-debtors are descending on DC to challenge the Department of Education’s regulation of student debt.
Mar 30, 2015 / Michelle Chen