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
On Israel-Palestine and BDS On Israel-Palestine and BDS
Those dedicated to the Palestinian cause should think carefully about the tactics they choose.
Jul 2, 2014 / Feature / Noam Chomsky
The Real Reason Pot Is Still Illegal The Real Reason Pot Is Still Illegal
Opponents of marijuana-law reform insist that legalization is dangerous—but the biggest threat is to their own bottom line.
How the Moral Mondays ‘Fusion Coalition’ Is Taking North Carolina Back How the Moral Mondays ‘Fusion Coalition’ Is Taking North Carolina Back
The state’s rightward lurch mobilized thousands, but the progressive movement behind Moral Mondays has deep, enduring roots.
Jul 2, 2014 / Feature / Dani McClain
Endgame? Endgame?
How the rhetoric of ecoetiquette muddies writing about global warming.
Jul 2, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow
Shelf Life Shelf Life
Nadifa Mohamed’s The Orchard of Lost Souls is a haunting and powerful novel.
Jul 2, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Aaron Thier