Leviticus Again Leviticus Again
“And his issue is unclean,” 15:3 He is human and so will be humbled He is flesh and so will fail He is bone and so will be broken He is blood and so will bleed He has cheated and so will be changed He has deceived and so will be drained He has mocked and so will be muddied He is hollow and so will howl He has sullied and so will sadden He is nothing and so will be nought He is pain and so will perish He is emission and so will be missed He is water and so will weep He is cavernous and so will cry He is dross and so will disgust He is a carcass and so will be cast He has soured and so will stink He is rank and so will retch He is a worm and so will writhe He is corruption and will be betrayed He came forth, and so he will fade Palestine, sixth century CE (translated from the Hebrew by Peter Cole)
May 2, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Yannai
All in the Family: On Thomas Frank All in the Family: On Thomas Frank
Thomas Frank’s Pity the Billionaire is confused about the connection between the Tea Party and conservative cultural populism.
May 2, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Steve Fraser
NFL Player Junior Seau Takes His Own Life NFL Player Junior Seau Takes His Own Life
Junior Seau is the NFL’s second suicide in less than two weeks.
May 2, 2012 / Dave Zirin
The Recovery Is Really Good at Creating Bad Jobs The Recovery Is Really Good at Creating Bad Jobs
An economic rebound means little to workers forced into precarious work.
May 2, 2012 / Bryce Covert
Obama’s Afghanistan Speech: A Guide for the Perplexed Obama’s Afghanistan Speech: A Guide for the Perplexed
What exactly does the president mean when he promises a “clear timeline to wind down the war"?
May 2, 2012 / Tom Hayden
DeMarco Punts on Principal Reduction DeMarco Punts on Principal Reduction
It appears increasingly unlikely there will be help for homeowners under DeMarco’s leadership.
May 2, 2012 / George Zornick
Tens of Thousands March in Oakland, New York for May Day Tens of Thousands March in Oakland, New York for May Day
Occupy Wall Street, unions and immigrants rights groups collaborated in massive protests around the world on Tuesday, though no one would know that from the establishment media.
May 2, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
The Beltway Continues to Ignore GOP Radicalism The Beltway Continues to Ignore GOP Radicalism
Two respected scholars sound the alarm and receive a dismissive response.
May 2, 2012 / Jamelle Bouie
Scott Walker’s Billionaire Boys Club: Big Money Backs Anti-Labor Agenda Scott Walker’s Billionaire Boys Club: Big Money Backs Anti-Labor Agenda
Walker’s collecting huge checks—$250,000 from Sheldon Adelson—to try to beat a people-powered recall campaign.
May 2, 2012 / John Nichols
End the Cover-Up at Walmart End the Cover-Up at Walmart
Join the call from Walmart workers for a thorough and accountable investigation into the company's reported cover-up of bribery in its Mexico operations.
May 2, 2012 / NationAction