Detroit Might be the Place for Young People to Write a Story of Their Own Detroit Might be the Place for Young People to Write a Story of Their Own
A conversation with Mark Binelli, author of Detroit City Is the Place to Be.
Nov 16, 2012 / StudentNation / Claire Lambrecht
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (11/16/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (11/16/12)
This week: a debate on debt forgiveness, Burma's Rohingya crisis, and the War on Drugs' latest victims.
Nov 16, 2012 / StudentNation / StudentNation
The Modern GOP Thrives on Lee Atwater’s Strategy of Coded Racism The Modern GOP Thrives on Lee Atwater’s Strategy of Coded Racism
In the recent election cycle, the GOP played to racial anxieties the same way Lee Atwater did two decades ago.
Nov 16, 2012 / Press Room
Obama Fiddling While Gaza Burns Obama Fiddling While Gaza Burns
The White House better let Israel know, quietly, to stand down. And then work for a real ceasefire. Fast.
Nov 16, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Land of Milk and Honey Once More The Land of Milk and Honey Once More
The shifting demographics of California are producing an American electoral majority that is more progressive.
Nov 16, 2012 / Robert Scheer
An Easy Task for Congress: Save the Post Office An Easy Task for Congress: Save the Post Office
A lame-duck Congress manufactured the current “postal crisis.” This lame-duck Congress could fix it.
Nov 16, 2012 / John Nichols
This Week in Poverty: The Fiscal Cliff and the Janitors Who Are Already on It This Week in Poverty: The Fiscal Cliff and the Janitors Who Are Already on It
Everything you need to know about our so-called “Fiscal Cliff” and the janitors in Cincinnati who are truly living on the edge.
Nov 16, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Walmart Strike Spreads to Texas as Organizers Promise Massive Black Friday Protest Walmart Strike Spreads to Texas as Organizers Promise Massive Black Friday Protest
Dallas Walmart workers are walking back out on strike.
Nov 16, 2012 / Josh Eidelson
Voting Rights Haven’t Gotten Such Attention Since 1965. What Did We Learn? Voting Rights Haven’t Gotten Such Attention Since 1965. What Did We Learn?
Here are ten lessons from an election season in which voting itself was hotly debated.
Nov 16, 2012 / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
In Just a Little Bit In Just a Little Bit
The media's blind veneration for the military figures led to its shellschocked response to David Petraeus's affair.
Nov 15, 2012 / Eric Alterman