Chicago and the Municipal-Industrial Complex Chicago and the Municipal-Industrial Complex
What does a publicly traded corporation do when its defense-contracting business is flat? Move more aggressively into the privatization of city services.
Dec 14, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
The Washington Redskins and the ‘C’ Word The Washington Redskins and the ‘C’ Word
Has a Native American named Jay Winter Nightwolf put a curse on this team? It seems hardly worth the effort.
Dec 14, 2013 / Dave Zirin
The Volcker Rule: Wins, Losses and Toss-ups The Volcker Rule: Wins, Losses and Toss-ups
Despite being vastly outnumbered, reformers made a real difference.
Dec 13, 2013 / Alexis Goldstein
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 12/13/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 12/13/13
This week: cyberlibertarians, Obama’s handshake with Castro, and the over-policing of America.
Dec 13, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Engage, Don’t Boycott: An Open Letter to the American Studies Association Engage, Don’t Boycott: An Open Letter to the American Studies Association
Instead of boycotting, let's build transnational coalitions among scholars.
Dec 13, 2013 / Ari Y. Kelman
Twitter’s Blocking Flub Might Have Been Prevented If the Company Weren’t Dominated by Men Twitter’s Blocking Flub Might Have Been Prevented If the Company Weren’t Dominated by Men
More diversity in leadership brings a diversity of perspectives—and might help raise objections before a bad decision goes public.
Dec 13, 2013 / Bryce Covert
A Pirate’s Life: The Rise and Fall of ‘Murdoch’s World’ A Pirate’s Life: The Rise and Fall of ‘Murdoch’s World’
Eric's weekly reviews and Reed on Murdoch's media empire.
Dec 13, 2013 / Eric Alterman
Why I’m Voting to Boycott Israel Why I’m Voting to Boycott Israel
The American Studies Association resolution has punctured a longstanding silence.
Dec 13, 2013 / Alex Lubin
Podhoretz, Adelson: Bomb Iran! Podhoretz, Adelson: Bomb Iran!
Two doddering old neoconservative cranks channel John McCain, circa 2007.
Dec 13, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Justin Timberlake’s Union Tour Justin Timberlake’s Union Tour
JT’s backup dancers have made history by winning a union contract for touring artists.
Dec 13, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Jessica Weisberg