Amid Outcry, President Honors Demand for Syria Vote Amid Outcry, President Honors Demand for Syria Vote
Obama’s choice delays military intervention and opens way for debate on whether strikes are justified.
Aug 31, 2013 / John Nichols
Fate of Canadians Detained in Egypt Remains Unresolved Fate of Canadians Detained in Egypt Remains Unresolved
Filmmaker John Greyson and physician Tarek Loubani were arrested on August 16 in Cairo. Prosecutors failed to show at a hearing scheduled for August 29.
Aug 30, 2013 / Sarah Woolf
Victory for Homeless Vets in LA Victory for Homeless Vets in LA
A federal court rules that Veterans Affairs can’t lease land for rent-a-car lot, hotel laundry and film studio storage.
Aug 30, 2013 / Jon Wiener
How Our Democracy Ignores the Military Case Against Syria Intervention How Our Democracy Ignores the Military Case Against Syria Intervention
Eric on the hidden treasure in the new Bob Dylan; Reed on the impending airstrikes in Syria.
Aug 30, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Obama Plans War Without Allies, Support or International Law Obama Plans War Without Allies, Support or International Law
An aimless, nonsensical attack.
Aug 30, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
The NFL Concussion Deal: Rotten From All Sides The NFL Concussion Deal: Rotten From All Sides
The NFL settled its concussion lawsuit for a pittance and we are colletively letting them get away with it.
Aug 30, 2013 / Dave Zirin
This Week in Poverty: John Lewis, Barack Obama and the New March This Week in Poverty: John Lewis, Barack Obama and the New March
President Obama speaks eloquently about the economic goals of the March on Washington, but passes up opportunities to stand with low-wage workers.
Aug 30, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Britain’s Bump in the Road to War Britain’s Bump in the Road to War
Thanks to Ed Miliband, Britons now have what we were never given in the run-up to war in Iraq.
Aug 30, 2013 / D.D. Guttenplan
More Unique? More Unique?
Further thoughts on ambiguity in cryptic clues
Aug 29, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
March on Washington at 50: Commemoration vs. Movement March on Washington at 50: Commemoration vs. Movement
Representatives of the youth generation were cut from yesterday’s roster of speakers, but that won’t stop them from building a movement on their own.
Aug 29, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith