David Carr on Memory, Celebrity, Media and Confusion David Carr on Memory, Celebrity, Media and Confusion
One of the late columnist’s last radio interviews.
Feb 13, 2015 / Leslie Savan
How Do You Organize Workers Who Live and Sleep in Their Bosses’ Homes? How Do You Organize Workers Who Live and Sleep in Their Bosses’ Homes?
Hong Kong’s domestic workers face an uphill struggle to secure their basic rights against exploitation and abuse.
Feb 13, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Remembering Bob Simon Remembering Bob Simon
Longtime CBS News correspondent Bob Simon died in a car accident at 73.
Feb 13, 2015 / Betty Medsger
Did the GOP Just Give Away $130 Billion of Public Property? Did the GOP Just Give Away $130 Billion of Public Property?
A giant Anglo-Australian mining company is getting the rights to a huge copper reserve—and we don’t know what American taxpayers are getting in return.
Feb 13, 2015 / Rep. Alan Grayson
Democrats Need an Elizabeth Warren for Foreign Policy Democrats Need an Elizabeth Warren for Foreign Policy
Hillary Clinton is already adopting a more aggressive foreign policy posture. Can it be challenged?
Feb 13, 2015 / George Zornick
How Does the Pentagon Keep Fooling Reporters About Its Tech Research Agency? How Does the Pentagon Keep Fooling Reporters About Its Tech Research Agency?
60 Minutes’s Leslie Stahl carefully avoided DARPA’s total dependence on contractors and obscured its close ties with the surveillance state.
Feb 13, 2015 / Tim Shorrock
David Carr Was Our Guide Through a ‘Dead-Bang Ugly’ Media Moment David Carr Was Our Guide Through a ‘Dead-Bang Ugly’ Media Moment
The New York Times columnist championed journalism and humanity.
Feb 13, 2015 / John Nichols
February 13, 1990: Agreement Is Reached on a Plan to Reunify Germany February 13, 1990: Agreement Is Reached on a Plan to Reunify Germany
The new Germany, The Nation said, ought not to become yet another “bully on the block.”
Feb 13, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
In Ukraine Negotiations, the Buck Stops With Obama In Ukraine Negotiations, the Buck Stops With Obama
Stephen Cohen talks to John Batchelor about the dangers of sending lethal aid to Ukraine.
Feb 12, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
The New Greek Government Refuses to Agree to Unpayable Debts The New Greek Government Refuses to Agree to Unpayable Debts
The Syriza coalition is not just pushing for a better deal—it is saying no to a self-destructive game.
Feb 12, 2015 / Maria Margaronis