Can New York City’s Welfare System Be Saved? Can New York City’s Welfare System Be Saved?
By forcing people on welfare to trade personal dignity for social entitlements, the system seeks to shrink public spending at an unconscionable moral cost.
May 29, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Is Obama Moving the ‘War on Terror’ to Africa? Is Obama Moving the ‘War on Terror’ to Africa?
Despite talk of a pivot to Asia, the US military‘s gaze has settled on Africa.
May 28, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
The Newark School Reform Wars The Newark School Reform Wars
The city has a new mayor with a progressive mandate, but its schools are reeling from the market-based reforms Cory Booker introduced.
May 28, 2014 / Owen Davis
Pope Francis in Palestine Pope Francis in Palestine
Pope Francis’ seemingly impromptu prayer at Israel's apartheid wall hinted at a radical critique of Israel in an otherwise carefully orchestrated trip.
May 28, 2014 / Phyllis Bennis and Foreign Policy In Focus
Maya Angelou’s Civil Rights Legacy Maya Angelou’s Civil Rights Legacy
A brilliant author who organized with Dr. King and served on the staff of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
May 28, 2014 / John Nichols
Fear and Self-Loathing in Isla Vista Fear and Self-Loathing in Isla Vista
The UCSB shooter was obsessed with class status, racial hierarchies and the belief that certain women owed him sex and their attention.
May 28, 2014 / Dani McClain
Congress Could Slow Obama’s Push for a Longer Afghan War Congress Could Slow Obama’s Push for a Longer Afghan War
Obama wants to keep almost 10,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014, but some members of Congress are saying “not so fast.”
May 28, 2014 / George Zornick
Obama Says War Is Not the Answer Obama Says War Is Not the Answer
The president delivers a robust defense of his reluctance to use military force. Well, except for drones.
May 28, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
The New Battle of Britain: How Labour Needs to Respond to the Far Right The New Battle of Britain: How Labour Needs to Respond to the Far Right
Labour has to lead the case for a modern, multicultural society that needs the skills of migrants to compete in the global economy.
May 28, 2014 / Harris Beider
How a Far-Right, Anti-Immigrant Party Became France’s ‘New Normal’ How a Far-Right, Anti-Immigrant Party Became France’s ‘New Normal’
For the first time in recorded history, the ultra-right-wing National Front came first in a national election.
May 28, 2014 / Cécile Alduy