Is Obama on a Slippery Slope Toward Mission Creep in Iraq? Is Obama on a Slippery Slope Toward Mission Creep in Iraq?

Protect the embassy, advise Iraqi troops, protect Baghdad airport. And then?

Jul 2, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

After ‘Harris v. Quinn’: The State of Our Unions After ‘Harris v. Quinn’: The State of Our Unions

After one of Supreme Court’s most anti-union rulings in recent years, is there still time for organized labor to save itself?

Jul 2, 2014 / Eileen Boris, Jennifer Klein, Joel Rogers, Joshua Freeman, and Jane McAlevey

Where Will the Slippery Slope of ‘Hobby Lobby’ End? Where Will the Slippery Slope of ‘Hobby Lobby’ End?

There’s no telling how far religious exemptions will go under Justice Alito’s ruling.

Jul 2, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt

How the Supreme Court Undermined Women’s Citizenship How the Supreme Court Undermined Women’s Citizenship

The court’s decision to invalidate the abortion clinic buffer zone limits the privacy women require as participants in a democracy.

Jul 2, 2014 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry

William Kristol’s Credentials as an Iraq Expert William Kristol’s Credentials as an Iraq Expert

Bill Kristol predicted a war of two months. It’s lasted, we know, somewhat longer. So, even including his chicken-hawk pals, Has anyone ever been wronger?

Jul 2, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Half a Century After Freedom Summer, It’s Time for America to ‘Earn Our Insurgencies’ Half a Century After Freedom Summer, It’s Time for America to ‘Earn Our Insurgencies’

There is much to celebrate in Mississippi, yet America still needs a year of action on voting rights. 

Jul 2, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Comix Nation Comix Nation

Jul 2, 2014 / Jen Sorensen

Snapshot: Half a Man Snapshot: Half a Man

“The Incredible Bionic Man,” now at the Smithsonian, is a state-of-the-art humanoid robotic exoskeleton (“Rex” for short). Although Rex lacks major parts, such as a brain and nervous system, the research team was able to duplicate over 50 percent of the human body, including prosthetic limbs and artificial organ implants.

Jul 2, 2014 / Joshua Roberts

The Saga of Christie, Samson and the American Dream Megamall: Part II The Saga of Christie, Samson and the American Dream Megamall: Part II

How the boys from New Jersey are trying to pay for it all—at taxpayer expense.

Jul 2, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

When the Republicans Really Were the Party of Lincoln When the Republicans Really Were the Party of Lincoln

What happened to the party that fifty years ago played such a vital role in passing the Civil Rights Act?

Jul 2, 2014 / John Nichols