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Martin O’Malley Sounds Like He’s Running

Martin O’Malley Sounds Like He’s Running Martin O’Malley Sounds Like He’s Running

Amid the attention to Hillary Clinton’s e-mail account, Martin O’Malley emerges as a possible Democratic candidate.

Mar 17, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The US Military Just Plunged Philippine Politics Into Crisis

The US Military Just Plunged Philippine Politics Into Crisis The US Military Just Plunged Philippine Politics Into Crisis

American fingerprints are all over a botched commando raid in the southern Philippines that left dozens dead and shocked the country.

Mar 17, 2015 / Walden Bello and Foreign Policy In Focus

A Great Country Is One That Can Beat the Bejesus Out of Everyone Else

A Great Country Is One That Can Beat the Bejesus Out of Everyone Else A Great Country Is One That Can Beat the Bejesus Out of Everyone Else

And other myths of American patriotism.

Mar 17, 2015 / Nan Levinson

March 17, 1969: Golda Meir Becomes Israeli Prime Minister

March 17, 1969: Golda Meir Becomes Israeli Prime Minister March 17, 1969: Golda Meir Becomes Israeli Prime Minister

In the Israeli election held forty-six years ago today, a new prime minister was chosen who possessed what The Nation’s Dan Wakefield described as “a proven ability at ...

Mar 17, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

Republicans to America: JK

Republicans to America: JK Republicans to America: JK

Undermining nuclear negotiations was just a joke!

Mar 17, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

Why Not Even the Mighty John Oliver Can Shame the NCAA

Why Not Even the Mighty John Oliver Can Shame the NCAA Why Not Even the Mighty John Oliver Can Shame the NCAA

The arguments have been made but the NCAA will never change without a fight.

Mar 16, 2015 / Dave Zirin

The Laura Kipnis Melodrama

The Laura Kipnis Melodrama The Laura Kipnis Melodrama

In the dead serious discussion about student sexual vulnerability, there’s no place for cheeky provocateurs.

Mar 16, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg

Black Comedy in the Maldives

Black Comedy in the Maldives Black Comedy in the Maldives

Why was former president and climate-justice hero Mohamed Nasheed sentenced to prison on terrorism charges?

Mar 16, 2015 / Mark Hertsgaard

Anyone But Netanyahu?

Anyone But Netanyahu? Anyone But Netanyahu?

That’s the common rallying cry for Tuesday’s elections in Israel, but few opponents are offering real alternatives. Only the Joint List is directly addressing the crisis in Arab-Je...

Mar 16, 2015 / Mairav Zonszein

Portland Dusk

Why Can’t One of America’s Most ‘Progressive’ Cities Reform Its Police Force? Why Can’t One of America’s Most ‘Progressive’ Cities Reform Its Police Force?

Although the Department of Justice and the police bureau in Portland, Oregon, reached a “groundbreaking” settlement last year, residents say racial discrimination is a problem.

Mar 16, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

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