Climate Deniers: The House Is On Fire, but They’re Staying Put Climate Deniers: The House Is On Fire, but They’re Staying Put
Climate change “has moved firmly into the present,” a massive new report finds. But its politics have regressed.
May 6, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
The Oklahoma Way of Death The Oklahoma Way of Death
The “botched” execution of Clayton Lockett should shatter the illusion that lethal injection is neither cruel nor unusual.
May 6, 2014 / Column / Richard Kim
‘No Action Taken’ on 97 Percent of Border Patrol Abuse Complaints ‘No Action Taken’ on 97 Percent of Border Patrol Abuse Complaints
One agent got away with allegedly kicking a pregnant woman, causing her to miscarry.
May 6, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
How to Imagine the End of the World How to Imagine the End of the World
How the fears and anxieties of each generation are passed on to the next.
May 6, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Guilty: Occupy Activist Cecily McMillan Now Faces up to 7 Years in Prison Guilty: Occupy Activist Cecily McMillan Now Faces up to 7 Years in Prison
With Monday’s verdict, McMillan became one of the first Occupy activists to face serious jail time.
May 6, 2014 / Amity Paye
Republicans Block Hearing on Long-Term Jobless Benefits Republicans Block Hearing on Long-Term Jobless Benefits
Forget holding a vote: GOP leadership won’t even allow a hearing on long-term jobless benefits inside the Capitol.
May 6, 2014 / George Zornick
McGruff the Crime Dog Teaches Kids About Justice in America McGruff the Crime Dog Teaches Kids About Justice in America
McGruff explains the need for capital punishment to a few innocent youngsters.
May 6, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
Tell LeBron James to #SlamJunk Tell LeBron James to #SlamJunk
Fabulously wealthy NBA basketball players have been especially quick to take McDonald’s lucre in return for shilling for junk food their teams would never let them eat.
May 5, 2014 / Peter Rothberg
The GED Is Getting Tougher for Students Who Need it Most The GED Is Getting Tougher for Students Who Need it Most
An alternative education that makes sense would go beyond test prep
May 5, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Will Big Money Beat the Conservative Who Dares to Say ‘No’ to Big Money? Will Big Money Beat the Conservative Who Dares to Say ‘No’ to Big Money?
North Carolina Congressman Walter Jones votes against Wall Street and for campaign reform. Does he stand a chance in the new GOP?
May 5, 2014 / John Nichols