How War Vanished From the American Novel How War Vanished From the American Novel
Americans have been living in the shadow of war for at least a decade, but there’s remarkably little evidence of it in our art.
Dec 10, 2013 / Beverly Gologorsky
Nelson Mandela’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights Nelson Mandela’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The anti-apartheid hero asked world leaders to “have the courage to ensure that, at last, we build a human world consistent with the provisions of that historic Declaration.&...
Dec 10, 2013 / John Nichols
Repression Deepens in Egypt Repression Deepens in Egypt
At first it was the Muslim Brotherhood. Now dozens of journalists, non-Islamist activists and students have been detained and beaten.
Dec 9, 2013 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
The Republican Holiday To-do List The Republican Holiday To-do List
Nothing says holiday cheer like cutting food stamps and unemployment benefits!
Dec 9, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
How Inequality Became as American as Apple Pie How Inequality Became as American as Apple Pie
The difference between President Obama and Mayor-elect de Blasio lies not in how they view inequality but in how they plan to fight it.
Dec 9, 2013 / Jessica Weisberg
Mandela’s Uses of Sports: Resistance, Reconciliation and Rebranding Mandela’s Uses of Sports: Resistance, Reconciliation and Rebranding
Nelson Mandela’s history with the sports world is both more complicated and more challenging than meets the eye.
Dec 9, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Everyone Is a Criminal: On the Over-policing of America Everyone Is a Criminal: On the Over-policing of America
Try to think of an aspect of everyday life that doesn’t somehow include the police.
Dec 9, 2013 / Chase Madar
Tell Congress: Don’t Leave the Unemployed Out in the Cold Tell Congress: Don’t Leave the Unemployed Out in the Cold
If Congress doesn't act, 1.3 million Americans could lose their unemployment benefits by the end of the year.
Dec 9, 2013 / NationAction
Nelson Mandela, Feminist Nelson Mandela, Feminist
Few people know that Mandela was a global leader on reproductive freedom.
Dec 9, 2013 / Ilyse Hogue
America’s Persian Gulf Empire? America’s Persian Gulf Empire?
Military buildup in the Persian Gulf, arms sales could undermine US-Iran negotiations.
Dec 9, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss