Stop the Democrats’ Surrender to a Blue Slip Stop the Democrats’ Surrender to a Blue Slip
Is it too much to ask—is it anything to ask at all—that the president nominate judges who share his values?
Feb 25, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Now That the Olympics Are Over, Is Sochi Screwed? Now That the Olympics Are Over, Is Sochi Screwed?
The environmental legacy of the Sochi Games includes habitat destruction, polluted waterways and razed forests.
Feb 25, 2014 / Alec Luhn
Could Jeb Bush Be the GOP’s 2016 Savior? Could Jeb Bush Be the GOP’s 2016 Savior?
With Chris Christie in hot water, big donors in the GOP are turning to another Bush.
Feb 25, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Why Are So Many Workers Dying in Oil Fields? Why Are So Many Workers Dying in Oil Fields?
Lax safety standards prevent OSHA from investigating the majority of oil-field accidents.
Feb 25, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Hagel Wants to Shrink the Pentagon’s Budget—but Will His Cuts Be Enough? Hagel Wants to Shrink the Pentagon’s Budget—but Will His Cuts Be Enough?
The cuts ought to be seen as only a down payment on the level of defense spending reductions that are really needed.
Feb 25, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
At New York City Council, Progressive Era Begins With Rule Changes At New York City Council, Progressive Era Begins With Rule Changes
Amid the push for a more progressive New York, City Council wrestles with complicated questions about how to divvy up power.
Feb 25, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy
Staying Safe in a Dangerous World Staying Safe in a Dangerous World
There's only one solution to the American obsession with personal safety: more guns.
Feb 25, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
50 Years Since the Fall of Sonny Liston and the Birth of Muhammad Ali 50 Years Since the Fall of Sonny Liston and the Birth of Muhammad Ali
In Miami, no one gave much of a chance to young boxer Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. against the champ, Sonny Liston. It wouldn’t be the last time Clay would shock the world.
Feb 25, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Syria, Russia and What Can Be Done: Some Questions for Bob Dreyfuss Syria, Russia and What Can Be Done: Some Questions for Bob Dreyfuss
There is nothing progressive about defending Russia’s role in Syria, no matter how one packages it.
Feb 24, 2014 / Danny Postel
Congressman John Dingell, D—Healthcare Is a Right Congressman John Dingell, D—Healthcare Is a Right
Like his father before him, the retiring congressman kept proposing single-payer healthcare. It’s still the best idea.
Feb 24, 2014 / John Nichols