Small Print, Big Problem (Part I: Diagnosis) Small Print, Big Problem (Part I: Diagnosis)
When you click on or sign an inscrutable boilerplate contract, you sign away rights. The problem is getting worse all the time—and helps explain a lot of our current economic...
Mar 14, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Could Phoenix Soon Become Uninhabitable? Could Phoenix Soon Become Uninhabitable?
The city is at the crossroads of climate change—and, for a host of reasons, an unsustainable future.
Mar 14, 2013 / William deBuys
A New Frontier in Artificial Intelligence A New Frontier in Artificial Intelligence
Will computers be able to solve cryptic crosswords?
Mar 14, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
‘Nuns on the Bus’ Are Not on Board With Paul Ryan’s Plan ‘Nuns on the Bus’ Are Not on Board With Paul Ryan’s Plan
Catholic Sisters say the Budget Committee chairman’s plan would “create untenable situations for those struggling to survive economically.”
Mar 14, 2013 / John Nichols
President Obama: Extend Labor Protections to Homecare Workers President Obama: Extend Labor Protections to Homecare Workers
The "companionship exemption" is both deeply archaic and patently unfair.
Mar 14, 2013 / NationAction
Katha Pollitt: Is ‘Leaning In’ Enough for Workplace Equality? Katha Pollitt: Is ‘Leaning In’ Enough for Workplace Equality?
What can women do to be treated equally? And what do men have to do with it?
Mar 13, 2013 / Press Room
The Iraq Invasion, Ten Years Later The Iraq Invasion, Ten Years Later
Is there any benefit to be found in an unbroken record of waste, futility and shame? Only if lessons learned prevent a catastrophe in Iran.
Mar 13, 2013 / Jonathan Schell
Noted Noted
Alleen Brown on the school closure epidemic, Elana Leopold on the impact of NYPD surveillance, Catherine Defontaine on Stéphane Hessel, and the editors on the fight against Geo Gro...
Mar 13, 2013 / Various Contributors
Sherrod Brown Goes After the Big Banks Sherrod Brown Goes After the Big Banks
The Democratic senator is introducing legislation to break them up, but he’s in an uphill battle—against not only the GOP but his own party.
Mar 13, 2013 / William Greider
Kim Jong-un, Dictator of North Korea and BFF of Dennis Rodman, Threatens to Use Nuclear Weapons Against the United States Kim Jong-un, Dictator of North Korea and BFF of Dennis Rodman, Threatens to Use Nuclear Weapons Against the United States
Now Kim, who’s the strangest of big bomb possessors, Says he’d use his nukes against Yankee aggressors. Should we build some shelters? No, Kim is no menace, Since he knows a nuke strike could take out his Dennis.
Mar 13, 2013 / Column / Calvin Trillin