Comix Nation Comix Nation
Mar 19, 2014 / Matt Bors
Snapshot Snapshot
A painting of water and oil in the Gulf of Mexico by Shelly Leitheiser (leitworks.com). A deal struck between the EPA and the oil giant BP in March allows the company to compete again for new federal contracts. BP has been banned from doing so since 2012, after causing the largest accidental marine oil spill in history in 2010.
Mar 19, 2014 / Shelly Leitheiser
De Blasio Settles With 1,500 Minority FDNY Applicants in Discrimination Lawsuit De Blasio Settles With 1,500 Minority FDNY Applicants in Discrimination Lawsuit
The mayor ends another Bloomberg-era legal battle, this one involving people of color who wanted to become firefighters.
Mar 19, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy
Remembering Tony Benn Remembering Tony Benn
Tony Benn died at age 88 last week—and was immediately and fulsomely praised by many well able to restrain their enthusiasm for him in his lifetime.
Mar 18, 2014 / Norman Birnbaum
Bernie Sanders Is Thinking About Running for President Bernie Sanders Is Thinking About Running for President
But first he wants to check in with you.
Mar 18, 2014 / Feature / John Nichols
Pensiongate? Christie Campaign Donors Won Huge Contracts Pensiongate? Christie Campaign Donors Won Huge Contracts
While trumpeting “pension reform,” the New Jersey governor placed retiree assets in the hands of hedge fund managers bankrolling his political career.
As Jordanian Women Leave the Home, Sexual Harassment Reaches Unprecedented Levels As Jordanian Women Leave the Home, Sexual Harassment Reaches Unprecedented Levels
Social media platforms are enabling women to speak out anonymously and show that harassment exists—but that hasn’t resulted in culture change.
Mar 18, 2014 / Feature / Elizabeth Whitman
A Captivating Mind A Captivating Mind
How Georgi Markov became the truth-teller of Bulgaria’s communist era, and paid for it with his life.
Mar 18, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Dimiter Kenarov
Shelf Life Shelf Life
Dave Eggers’s The Circle; Richard Powers’s Orfeo
Mar 18, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Aaron Thier