Freedom Deferred: On Stephen Kantrowitz Freedom Deferred: On Stephen Kantrowitz
How social equality was used to discredit the egalitarian project of Reconstruction.
Jul 10, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner
The Good European: On Jürgen Habermas The Good European: On Jürgen Habermas
German “ordoliberalism” and Eurocrats have the EU on the brink, but Germany’s most famous philosopher remains optimistic about European democracy.
Jul 10, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Anson Rabinbach
Of Time and Intensity Of Time and Intensity
Is Time a dispersion of intensity? For epiphanists, maybe, but not for me— for whom Time is a transposition of immensity into a lower key.
Jul 10, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Peter Cole
Mitt Romney’s NAACP Speech: Will He Condemn Voter Suppression? Mitt Romney’s NAACP Speech: Will He Condemn Voter Suppression?
The question that Romney must answer Wednesday is simple: Which side is he on?
Jul 10, 2012 / John Nichols
Puzzle No. 3246 Puzzle No. 3246
Don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.
Jul 10, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
A New Way to Recharge the Economy A New Way to Recharge the Economy
The Federal Reserve should issue a limited-use credit card to every adult.
Jul 10, 2012 / William Greider
Ari Berman: Facts Don’t Support Texas Voter ID Law Ari Berman: Facts Don’t Support Texas Voter ID Law
Texas's response to 80 percent of its population increase’s coming from new African-American and Hispanic constituents? Dilute their voting power.
Jul 10, 2012 / Press Room
Texas Wants to Say Adios to the Voting Rights Act’s Authority Texas Wants to Say Adios to the Voting Rights Act’s Authority
Two hundred thousand Latinos will turn 18 between now and Election Day. But if they’re in Texas, their right to vote is under threat.
Jul 10, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
Joe Walsh Didn’t Always Think Veterans Should Shut up About Their Service Joe Walsh Didn’t Always Think Veterans Should Shut up About Their Service
The deadbeat dad Tea Partier is the gift that keeps on giving.
Jul 10, 2012 / Katie Halper