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This Is David Brooks on Drugs

This Is David Brooks on Drugs This Is David Brooks on Drugs

David Brooks’s blinkered pot column shows how our elites are shielded from the consequences of the war on drugs. 

Jan 3, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

How Our Economy Lost $400 Million in One Week Alone

How Our Economy Lost $400 Million in One Week Alone How Our Economy Lost $400 Million in One Week Alone

State economies lost $400 million in one week thanks to the expiration of long-term unemployment benefits. What are Republicans waiting for?

Jan 3, 2014 / George Zornick

Don’t Wreck the Iran-P5+1 Accord With Tougher Sanctions

Don’t Wreck the Iran-P5+1 Accord With Tougher Sanctions Don’t Wreck the Iran-P5+1 Accord With Tougher Sanctions

The accord is moving forward, but the Menendez-Kirk bill could wreck everything.

Jan 3, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

Is it Getting Better? Chris Kluwe, Aaron Rodgers and LGBT Rights in Sports

Is it Getting Better? Chris Kluwe, Aaron Rodgers and LGBT Rights in Sports Is it Getting Better? Chris Kluwe, Aaron Rodgers and LGBT Rights in Sports

The NFL’s Chris Kluwe and Aaron Rodgers have shown, in distinct ways, that progress for LGBT rights in sports is elusive.

Jan 2, 2014 / Dave Zirin

America After 9/11

America After 9/11 America After 9/11

A systematic look at the patterns of rights abuses in the United States’ domestic “war on terror” since September 11, 2001.

Jan 2, 2014 / The Nation

Happy New Year! Happy New Year!

Looking ahead to the coming twelvemonth.

Jan 2, 2014 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Nelson Mandela in Retrospect

Nelson Mandela in Retrospect Nelson Mandela in Retrospect

For the people of South Africa, Mandela was the leader they could identify with—one who had suffered alongside them.

Jan 2, 2014 / Danny Schechter

NSA, Benghazi and the Monsters of Our Own Creation

NSA, Benghazi and the Monsters of Our Own Creation NSA, Benghazi and the Monsters of Our Own Creation

Relinquishing privacy and transparency has stifled genuine public debate about the goals of our policy and left us both stupid and weak.

Jan 2, 2014 / Robert Scheer

The Benghazi ‘Al Qaeda’ Myth

The Benghazi ‘Al Qaeda’ Myth The Benghazi ‘Al Qaeda’ Myth

The New York Times demolishes conspiracy theories with plain, old-fashioned good reporting.

Jan 2, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

Katrina vanden Heuvel: A War on Poverty for 2014?

Katrina vanden Heuvel: A War on Poverty for 2014? Katrina vanden Heuvel: A War on Poverty for 2014?

The Nation’s editor in chief tallies the signature political achievements of 2013.

Jan 2, 2014 / Press Room

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