Is Venezuela Really an ‘Extraordinary Threat’ to the United States? Is Venezuela Really an ‘Extraordinary Threat’ to the United States?
By declaring Venezuela a national security threat, Obama has actually strengthened president Maduro.
Mar 10, 2015 / Greg Grandin
But Is Hillary Ready for Us? But Is Hillary Ready for Us?
Hillary now claims she’ll implement progressive economic policies—but Bill said the same in 1992.
Mar 10, 2015 / William Greider
Chip Kelly, John Carlos and the ‘R-Word’ Chip Kelly, John Carlos and the ‘R-Word’
I have seen Eagles coach Chip Kelly be brave on questions of race. But that doesn’t mean we should be afraid to talk about racism and the Eagles.
Mar 10, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Uncle Pentagon: Growing Up in the Shadow of the American War State Uncle Pentagon: Growing Up in the Shadow of the American War State
For the daughter of two radical pacifists, antiwar advocacy runs in the family.
Mar 10, 2015 / Frida Berrigan
The New Silicon Valley Movement That Is Taking on the Tech Giants The New Silicon Valley Movement That Is Taking on the Tech Giants
In the neighborhood where Cesar Chavez got his start, janitors, cooks and shuttle drivers are organizing to end the area’s inequality epidemic.
Mar 10, 2015 / Gabriel Thompson
March 10, 1957: Osama bin Laden Is Born March 10, 1957: Osama bin Laden Is Born
In The Nation in 1998, Robert Fisk recalled his interviews with "an isolated, almost lonely figure."
Mar 10, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Obamacare’s Latest Test: Partisan Hackery Obamacare’s Latest Test: Partisan Hackery
If only there was some way to know what the authors of the Affordable Care Act really intended.
Mar 10, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
Making Investigations of Shootings by the Police Open, Transparent, Independent Making Investigations of Shootings by the Police Open, Transparent, Independent
In Wisconsin, where another African-American man has been killed, a new law requires outside review of officer-involved deaths.
Mar 9, 2015 / John Nichols
Conservatives Have a Plan for Climate Change: Pretend It Doesn’t Exist Conservatives Have a Plan for Climate Change: Pretend It Doesn’t Exist
Florida officials have reportedly been banned from using the terms "climate change" and "global warming."
Mar 9, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
A Broken Compensation System Is Leaving the Most Vulnerable Workers in Pain A Broken Compensation System Is Leaving the Most Vulnerable Workers in Pain
A new report reveals the gradual erosion of employer liability requirements that have left workers alone to shoulder the costs of workplace injury.
Mar 9, 2015 / Michelle Chen