South Africa Looks Back South Africa Looks Back
The people celebrate the man and the revolutionary, while venting frustration with the path his party has taken.
Dec 18, 2013 / Column / Gary Younge
Rand Paul Says Extending Unemployment Benefits Would Be a Disservice to Those Receiving Them Rand Paul Says Extending Unemployment Benefits Would Be a Disservice to Those Receiving Them
You don’t know how you’ll ever feed the kids Without the benefits? You’re getting nervous? Well, worry not. You heard what Rand Paul said: A cutoff’s really doing you a service.
Dec 18, 2013 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Murder in Yemen Murder in Yemen
How does Obama justify killing innocents this time?
Dec 18, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Willy Brandt at 100: Recalling, Renewing a Struggle Against Global Inequality Willy Brandt at 100: Recalling, Renewing a Struggle Against Global Inequality
The former German chancellor still calls us to “ build a world in which sharing, justice, freedom and peace might prevail.”
Dec 18, 2013 / John Nichols
In Contest for Speaker, de Blasio Backs Progressive Caucus Member Melissa Mark-Viverito In Contest for Speaker, de Blasio Backs Progressive Caucus Member Melissa Mark-Viverito
The mayor-elect's calls on behalf of Mark-Viverito have infuriated county Democratic chairmen, who back another candidate.
Dec 18, 2013 / Jarrett Murphy
Six World-Changing Ways to Shop This Holiday Season Six World-Changing Ways to Shop This Holiday Season
How we shop this month can help develop more sustainable economies year-round.
Dec 18, 2013 / Elizabeth Cline
Tell the FCC: We Can’t Let Prison Phone Companies Exploit Inmates Tell the FCC: We Can’t Let Prison Phone Companies Exploit Inmates
This Thursday, we’ll deliver a petition with over 28,000 signatures to the FCC.
Dec 18, 2013 / NationAction
Santa Claus and White Racial Panic Santa Claus and White Racial Panic
The current debate around Santa’s racial identity is mostly silly—but it reveals some deep-seated fears around the loss of white identity.
Dec 18, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Who Didn’t Kill JFK? Who Didn’t Kill JFK?
Kennedy’s presidency and assassination seem more elusive as the decades pass.
Dec 18, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Beverly Gage
Shelf Life Shelf Life
How did something as trivial as spam end up on the forefront of cyberwar?
Dec 18, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Michael Saler