Snapshot: Cold Refuge in Israel Snapshot: Cold Refuge in Israel
Some 10,000 African migrants, largely from Sudan and Eritrea, protesting in Tel Aviv on January 5 against a new Israeli law that allows people without visas to be arrested and detained without charge
Jan 14, 2014 / Nir Elias
Christie: A Bully’s Bully Christie: A Bully’s Bully
Oh, how we love those Republican “straight-shooters.”
Jan 14, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Fort Lee Jam Fort Lee Jam
Chris Christie insists he knew nothing at all Re jams at the bridge lanes. Well, maybe. But, now, those commuters are smiling. They say, “So who’s in a bigger jam, baby?”
Jan 14, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Why Republicans Protect the ‘Honor’ of Offensive Team Names Why Republicans Protect the ‘Honor’ of Offensive Team Names
Conservatives have a convenient belief that when it comes to racism, it’s all about intent.
Jan 14, 2014 / Jeremiah Goulka
Blown Away by ‘Grounded’: Drone Warfare Up Close and Personal Blown Away by ‘Grounded’: Drone Warfare Up Close and Personal
A new play by George Brant brings home the human costs of America’s remote killing machine.
Jan 14, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Bob Dreyfuss
Two Cops Found Not Guilty in the Fatal Beating of a Schizophrenic, Homeless Man Two Cops Found Not Guilty in the Fatal Beating of a Schizophrenic, Homeless Man
Surveillance footage of Kelly Thomas’s death in 2011 sparked national outcry.
Jan 14, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
What Really Caused the Change in Cornell’s Sexual Assault Policy? What Really Caused the Change in Cornell’s Sexual Assault Policy?
Cornell's decision to update its policy has been framed as the administration’s unprompted decision to do the right thing, but students and faculty have been calling for ...
Jan 14, 2014 / StudentNation / Anna-Lisa Castle and StudentNation
De Blasio’s Plan to Tax the Rich: Not ‘Dead on Arrival’ After All De Blasio’s Plan to Tax the Rich: Not ‘Dead on Arrival’ After All
Here it is fourteen days into the Bill de Blasio mayoralty, and we’re still talking about a tax plan that was supposedly “dead on arrival” even before the Democra...
Jan 14, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy
The Unexamined Privilege of David Brooks The Unexamined Privilege of David Brooks
The New York Times columnist fails to understand how the war on drugs disproportionately affects minorities and the poor.
Jan 14, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
What President Obama Could Do Right Now to Address the Work/Family Dilemma What President Obama Could Do Right Now to Address the Work/Family Dilemma
Putting a harder cap on overtime would create more jobs and give exhausted workers more time to take care of their home lives.
Jan 14, 2014 / Bryce Covert