Sheldon Adelson and Haim Saban Want to Be the Koch Brothers for Israel Sheldon Adelson and Haim Saban Want to Be the Koch Brothers for Israel
Why do we need another lobby, like their Israeli-American Council, when AIPAC is already so powerful? To feed their billion-dollar egos.
Dec 8, 2014 / M.J. Rosenberg
Would You Rather Get Your Water From Your City Government—or From a Corporation? Would You Rather Get Your Water From Your City Government—or From a Corporation?
Water privatization could soon be the next front in the austerity wars.
Dec 8, 2014 / Michelle Chen
California’s Drought Is So Bad That Some Communities Are Trucking In Their Water California’s Drought Is So Bad That Some Communities Are Trucking In Their Water
If the drought continues, farmers and residents may have to abandon some of the richest agricultural land in the country.
Dec 8, 2014 / Leighton Akio Woodhouse
Will the Supreme Court Help Mitch McConnell Destroy Obamacare? Will the Supreme Court Help Mitch McConnell Destroy Obamacare?
Congress will not have the power to overturn the Affordable Care Act, so Republicans are hoping the Supreme Court’s right-wingers will do the dirty work for them.
Dec 8, 2014 / William Greider
Death to ‘The New Republic’! Long Live the New ‘New Republic’! Death to ‘The New Republic’! Long Live the New ‘New Republic’!
The current troubles at The New Republic are an echo of its past.
Dec 8, 2014 / Greg Grandin
Why Is Yemen So Violent? Because It Is So Poor and Thirsty Why Is Yemen So Violent? Because It Is So Poor and Thirsty
Poverty doesn’t cause terrorism, but poor countries face special problems in dealing with it.
Dec 8, 2014 / Juan Cole
No Exit in Gaza No Exit in Gaza
For the last six years, one Palestinian family has found itself trapped in a cycle of destruction and reconstruction due to the Israeli military.
Dec 8, 2014 / Jen Marlowe
#BlackLivesMatter Takes the Field: A Weekend of Athletes Speaking Out #BlackLivesMatter Takes the Field: A Weekend of Athletes Speaking Out
This weekend saw a series of quiet, on-field demonstrations in memory of Michael Brown and Eric Garner that demonstrate the reach of a new movement.
Dec 8, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Bogus Bipartisanship: Congress Cooperates in the Service of Corporations Bogus Bipartisanship: Congress Cooperates in the Service of Corporations
House Republicans and Democrats overwhelmingly approve extending absurd corporate tax breaks.
Dec 5, 2014 / John Nichols
The Most Dangerous Time in Russian-US Relations Since the Cuban Missile Crisis The Most Dangerous Time in Russian-US Relations Since the Cuban Missile Crisis
The people who deny that we’re in a new Cold War are the people who got us into it in the first place.
Dec 5, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen