Brazil’s Dance With the Devil on the Eve of the World Cup Brazil’s Dance With the Devil on the Eve of the World Cup
The Cup has become a tool for neoliberal plunder—but Brazilians are fighting back.
May 21, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Global Warming’s ‘Useful Idiots’ Global Warming’s ‘Useful Idiots’
Why do ideologues who would leave the country vulnerable to catastrophe enjoy prestigious posts in journalism?
May 21, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman
The FCC’s Net Neutrality Proposal Explained The FCC’s Net Neutrality Proposal Explained
What the proposal means and how you can make your opinion heard.
May 21, 2014 / Leticia Miranda
Pricing Radicals Out of New York Pricing Radicals Out of New York
The Brecht Forum, a storied radical institution, has lost its lease.
May 21, 2014 / Abbie Nehring
The Truth About Race In America: It’s Getting Worse, Not Better The Truth About Race In America: It’s Getting Worse, Not Better
Schools are resegregating, it’s getting harder to vote, too many are incarcerated—America is becoming more separate and less equal.
May 21, 2014 / Column / Gary Younge
No Surprise No Surprise
Karl Rove suggests that Hillary Clinton suffered brain damage. —News reports What’s long been true has gotten even truer: When Karl Rove speaks, he does so from the sewer.
May 21, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
How Teachers Are Fighting to Change One of the Most Segregated School Districts in the Country How Teachers Are Fighting to Change One of the Most Segregated School Districts in the Country
“They’ve lost before they even walked into that room,” said a Brooklyn English teacher. “They’re already telling themselves, ‘I can’t,&rsq...
May 21, 2014 / Michelle Chen
As the Tea Party Loses, Big Business Wins As the Tea Party Loses, Big Business Wins
And the Democrats’ chances in 2014 shrink further.
May 21, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Decrying Ukraine’s ‘Fascists,’ Putin Is Allying With Europe’s Far Right Decrying Ukraine’s ‘Fascists,’ Putin Is Allying With Europe’s Far Right
The truth is fascists aren’t going to rule either Ukraine or Western Europe anytime soon.
May 21, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
Tea Party vs Establishment: Who Won the GOP Beauty Pageant in Georgia? Tea Party vs Establishment: Who Won the GOP Beauty Pageant in Georgia?
The establishment candidates beat the wingnuts by showing up at the same party, but in better suits.
May 21, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter