With Confirmation of CIA Spying on the Senate, It Is Time for Serious Oversight With Confirmation of CIA Spying on the Senate, It Is Time for Serious Oversight
“The CIA’s misconduct threatens the institution of the Senate and its role in ensuring the proper oversight of our government,” Senator Leahy says.
Aug 1, 2014 / John Nichols
Christie Touts Anti–Public Schools Record on 2016 Campaign Trail Christie Touts Anti–Public Schools Record on 2016 Campaign Trail
He’ll do to the country what he did to Newark’s schools, the governor promises.
Aug 1, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Does Donetsk Have a Future in the New Ukraine? Does Donetsk Have a Future in the New Ukraine?
Can a region betrayed once by the USSR and again by Ukraine find stability in autonomy?
Aug 1, 2014 / Lewis Siegelbaum
Meet 3 Young Politicians Changing the Way New York City Works Meet 3 Young Politicians Changing the Way New York City Works
As young community leaders take office and a progressive power base grows, machine politics is losing its grip on the Big Apple.
Aug 1, 2014 / Max Rivlin-Nadler
China, America and a New Cold War in Africa? China, America and a New Cold War in Africa?
Is the conflict in South Sudan the opening salvo in the battle for a continent?
Jul 31, 2014 / Nick Turse
In Brief In Brief
A dictionary of abbreviations (abridged)
Jul 31, 2014 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Thousands of Displaced Gazans Flee to UN Shelters, Only to Face Deadly Assaults Thousands of Displaced Gazans Flee to UN Shelters, Only to Face Deadly Assaults
At least six shelters have been hit since the conflict began, killing dozens of civilians.
Jul 31, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Andrew Cuomo’s Watergate? Andrew Cuomo’s Watergate?
US attorney Preet Bharara has warned the governor that he could be investigated for obstruction of justice.
Jul 31, 2014 / Stephen Gillers
Christie Dogged by Pension Protests on Eve of Another New Hampshire Visit Christie Dogged by Pension Protests on Eve of Another New Hampshire Visit
The New Jersey governor may hope to leave the state’s troubles and Bridgegate behind him, but that may be harder than it seems.
Jul 31, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
‘Gross Cruelty and Fraud’ in the Gulf of Tonkin: A Brief History ‘Gross Cruelty and Fraud’ in the Gulf of Tonkin: A Brief History
The quagmire of the Vietnam War was built on a “queasy foundation of fact and myth.”
Jul 31, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues