US Should Back Syria’s Assad Against ISIS US Should Back Syria’s Assad Against ISIS
Already working alongside Iran in Iraq, the US ought to end its support for Syria’s rebels, freeing Syria’s forces against ISIS.
Jul 3, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
On This Fourth of July, Meet Your Unpatriotic Corporations On This Fourth of July, Meet Your Unpatriotic Corporations
Walgreens wants to use tax loopholes to take $4 billion out of taxpayers’ pockets. And that’s just the beginning.
Jul 3, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Summer Interns’ Recommended Reading Summer Interns’ Recommended Reading
Here’s a list of novels, essays, and memoirs that our 2014 summer interns have been reading.
Jul 3, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
How New York Real Estate Became a Dumping Ground for the World’s Dirty Money How New York Real Estate Became a Dumping Ground for the World’s Dirty Money
Shady magnates and corrupt politicians from all over the globe are stashing their ill-gotten wealth in luxurious Manhattan apartments.
Jul 3, 2014 / Michael Hudson, Ionuț Stănescu, and Sam Adler-Bell
How John Maynard Keynes Can Save the Arab Spring How John Maynard Keynes Can Save the Arab Spring
With secular autocrats and rigid Islamists equally discredited in the Arab world, the space is wide open for progressive democrats to save the Arab Spring.
Jul 2, 2014 / Richard Javad Heydarian and Foreign Policy In Focus
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Was Right, and We Already Have Proof Ruth Bader Ginsburg Was Right, and We Already Have Proof
It only took a day for the Court’s “limited” Hobby Lobby decision to start to crack open.
Jul 2, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Is the Fog of Pre-War Again Descending on ‘The New York Times’? Is the Fog of Pre-War Again Descending on ‘The New York Times’?
The New York Times has yet to learn from its hawkish coverage in the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Jul 2, 2014 / Leslie Savan
Surging Violence Against Women in Iraq Surging Violence Against Women in Iraq
Being a woman in Iraq was difficult before the ISIS offensive. The current wave of militarization is making life even worse.
Jul 2, 2014 / Zahra Radwan, Zoe Blumenfeld, and Foreign Policy In Focus
DREAMers in Grad School DREAMers in Grad School
Four states have granted in-state tution to undocumented students, but the higher education pipeline continues to be plagued.
Jul 2, 2014 / StudentNation / Jude Paul Dizon and StudentNation
50 Years After Freedom Summer, America Needs a Revived Movement for Racial Justice 50 Years After Freedom Summer, America Needs a Revived Movement for Racial Justice
There is much to celebrate in Mississippi, and yet America still needs a year of action on voting rights.
Jul 2, 2014 / The Editors