Suspending Disbelief on Israel-Palestine Talks Suspending Disbelief on Israel-Palestine Talks
The Middle East is a mess, from Tunisia to Iraq. But this is worth a try.
Jul 29, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Inside the Emergency-Management-Industrial Complex Inside the Emergency-Management-Industrial Complex
In which a chance encounter with a trade magazine inspires reflections upon the prophets, and profits, of fear.
Jul 29, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/30/13) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/30/13)
This week: Malaysia’s resource curse, racial indicators for breast cancer survival, and the destructive constellaton of defense contractors and diplomats in post-revolutionar...
Jul 29, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Real Scandal in the New York Mayoral Race Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Real Scandal in the New York Mayoral Race
Anthony Weiner’s imploding candidacy for mayor has made good headlines, but the story has been a distraction from the city’s increasing inequality and discriminatory po...
Jul 29, 2013 / Press Room
The GOP’s Twenty-Week Mistake The GOP’s Twenty-Week Mistake
Republican leaders want to ban abortions after twenty weeks, but they don’t realize that many women need late abortions because GOP policies prevent them from getting the car...
Jul 29, 2013 / Jessica Valenti
The Gore Vidal FBI File The Gore Vidal FBI File
The first page, from 1960s, says Vidal made disparaging remarks about J. Edgar Hoover.
Jul 29, 2013 / Jon Wiener
If You’re Not Singing Along With Scott Walker, You’re Under Arrest If You’re Not Singing Along With Scott Walker, You’re Under Arrest
Wisconsin governor kicks off his 2016 presidential bid by ordering homestate dissenters arrested and ticketed—for singing.
Jul 29, 2013 / John Nichols
Deadly Clashes Deepen Crisis in Egypt Deadly Clashes Deepen Crisis in Egypt
At least seventy-four people were killed in skirmishes between Morsi supporters and armed men this weekend.
Jul 29, 2013 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Localize This! An Action Camp for Progressives Localize This! An Action Camp for Progressives
The Localize This Action Camp focuses on artful activism and engaging progressives in the strategic use of creative tactics.
Jul 29, 2013 / StudentNation / Kyle McCarthy and StudentNation
The Curious Cases of Edward Snowden and Robert Seldon Lady The Curious Cases of Edward Snowden and Robert Seldon Lady
What two versions of "justice" tell us about our one-superpower world.
Jul 29, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt