Snapshot: Love and Revolution Snapshot: Love and Revolution
A newlywed couple near a barricade built by anti-government protesters, Kiev, Ukraine, January 26
Jan 28, 2014 / Valentyn Ogirenko
Letters Letters
…And the poor get poorer… the Viagra effect… neutralize gerrymandering… put the nation back in The Nation… parochial New York… towering Ne...
Jan 28, 2014 / Our Readers
Puzzle No. 3312 Puzzle No. 3312
And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.
Jan 28, 2014 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
State of the Union Challenge: Inequality Cannot Be Addressed by “NAFTA on Steroids” State of the Union Challenge: Inequality Cannot Be Addressed by “NAFTA on Steroids”
The president is getting a lot right. But he cannot afford to muddle his message tonight.
Jan 28, 2014 / John Nichols
Friendly Advice Friendly Advice
“No more playing the race card.” —Sarah Palin’s Twitter advice to Barack Obama One fact that the man can't evade: The race card should never be played. If he's to start making the grade, He'll have to stop being that shade.
Jan 28, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
John Feffer: The Failed Pacific Pivot John Feffer: The Failed Pacific Pivot
The Obama administration's strategic rebalance is really just a retreat.
Jan 28, 2014 / John Feffer
Pete Seeger’s Biggest Day Pete Seeger’s Biggest Day
In a life of memorable moments, one of the most important was the day Seeger sang “Give Peace a Chance” with half a million people.
Jan 28, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Pete Seeger Brought the World Together Pete Seeger Brought the World Together
Pete’s fingers can strum no longer, but, thanks to him, people around the world can have many “singing tomorrows.”
Jan 28, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Peter Dreier
The Promise of Transpartisanship The Promise of Transpartisanship
A reactionary shift toward bipartisanship—toward an anodyne centrism—isn’t the solution.
Jan 28, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
‘Leaky’ Smartphone Apps Allow the NSA to Track Personal Data ‘Leaky’ Smartphone Apps Allow the NSA to Track Personal Data
By monitoring apps such as Twitter and Angry Birds, British and US spy agencies can determine users’ age, location, marital status and more.
Jan 28, 2014 / Robert Scheer