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
In Homage to Her Womanly Bravery In Homage to Her Womanly Bravery
On women who refused to live in silence and be consigned to oblivion.
Mar 30, 2015 / Eduardo Galeano
Can the United States Own Up to Its War Crimes During the Korean War? Can the United States Own Up to Its War Crimes During the Korean War?
An American journalist uncovers some ugly truths about the “forgotten war.”
Mar 30, 2015 / Tim Shorrock
March 30, 1981: Ronald Reagan Is Shot March 30, 1981: Ronald Reagan Is Shot
An available gun transforms violent emotions into deadly action.
Mar 30, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
March 29, 1951: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Are Convicted of Espionage March 29, 1951: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Are Convicted of Espionage
You can imagine what would be our own emotional response if two Russians were sentenced to death for supplying information to us while we were allied with Russia.
Mar 29, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Why the NCAA Should Move the Final Four Out of Indiana Why the NCAA Should Move the Final Four Out of Indiana
Governor Mike Pence just signed a bill licensing discrimination against LGBT people.
Mar 28, 2015 / Dave Zirin
March 28, 1979: Nuclear Meltdown at Three Mile Island March 28, 1979: Nuclear Meltdown at Three Mile Island
It should have been clear that one self-serving segment of our society was pushing the rest of us into the arms of a technology that could not tolerate, nor contain, a major accide...
Mar 28, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac