White Noise, Black Politics White Noise, Black Politics
What happens when the black experience is relegated to background noise?
Apr 16, 2014 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
What the French E-mail Meme Says About Your American Job What the French E-mail Meme Says About Your American Job
What if we really worked 9 to 5?
Apr 16, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Close Down the Gay Movement? Close Down the Gay Movement?
If it’s all about handing out gold stars or scarlet letters to CEOs and celebrities, then I’ll pass.
Apr 16, 2014 / Column / Richard Kim
Damaging Compassion Damaging Compassion
Jeb Bush’s sympathy for undocumented immigrants is seen as an obstacle in winning the Republican presidential nomination —News reports Unless, some say, Jeb wants to stay In Florida, with the gators, He’s going to have to change his tune, Or else he’ll lose the haters.
Apr 16, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Can China’s Workers Get Their Government to Follow Its Own Labor Laws? Can China’s Workers Get Their Government to Follow Its Own Labor Laws?
Could China’s justice system be morphing from an instrument of the authoritarian state into a contested political terrain?
Apr 16, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Promoting a ‘Right to Heal’ From Fort Hood to Abu Ghraib Promoting a ‘Right to Heal’ From Fort Hood to Abu Ghraib
Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are holding the US government accountable for innocent victims on all sides of the fighting.
Apr 16, 2014 / Phyllis Bennis and Foreign Policy In Focus
Bigots Will Learn: You’re Not Going to Scare Henry Aaron Bigots Will Learn: You’re Not Going to Scare Henry Aaron
Baseball Hall of Famer Henry Aaron spoke his mind and is receiving racist death threats, thereby proving his point.
Apr 16, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Comix Nation Comix Nation
Apr 15, 2014 / Matt Bors
Snapshot: Into Thin Air Snapshot: Into Thin Air
The Seder, by Samuel Eisen-Meyers, dedicated to “a generation that sees hope and justice in a divided sky.” In April, Secretary of State John Kerry criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for abandoning the promises made in US-brokered peace talks. “And poof!” Kerry said. “That was sort of the moment.”
Apr 15, 2014 / Samuel Eisen-Meyers
100 Days Into Bill de Blasio’s First Term, New York’s Most Powerful Progressive Is Taking Big Swipes at Inequality 100 Days Into Bill de Blasio’s First Term, New York’s Most Powerful Progressive Is Taking Big Swipes at Inequality
The bad news? The forces of opposition may be just as strong as he is.
Apr 15, 2014 / Feature / Jarrett Murphy