The Beatles! Muhammad Ali! and the ‘Accidental Sportswriter’ Who Saw It All The Beatles! Muhammad Ali! and the ‘Accidental Sportswriter’ Who Saw It All
Alternately hilarious and moving, here is the memoir for your beach blanket this summer.
Jun 27, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Reality Check: Budget Cuts Inevitable at the Department of Defense Reality Check: Budget Cuts Inevitable at the Department of Defense
Still, some argue that the United States must maintain—or even increase—Pentagon spending.
Jun 27, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Bernie Sanders to Obama: ‘Do Not Yield to Outrageous Republican Demands’ on Taxes, Cuts, Deficit Policy Bernie Sanders to Obama: ‘Do Not Yield to Outrageous Republican Demands’ on Taxes, Cuts, Deficit Policy
Vermont's independent senator urges the president to reject GOP demands that the budget be balanced on the backs of working Americans.
Jun 27, 2011 / John Nichols
I Have Sex I Have Sex
Students speak out on the critical role that Planned Parenthood plays in their lives.
Jun 26, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation
29 Miners and Massey’s Coal Crimes 29 Miners and Massey’s Coal Crimes
A report released last month found that Massey Energy was largely responsible for the mine explosion that killed 29 people. But little justice has been rendered.
Jun 26, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Fitzwalkerstan ‘Justice’: Wisconsin Governor Walker’s Judicial Fixer Accused of Assaulting Dissenting Jurist Fitzwalkerstan ‘Justice’: Wisconsin Governor Walker’s Judicial Fixer Accused of Assaulting Dissenting Jurist
As Justice David Prosser was battling on the state Supreme Court on behalf of Governor Walker's anti-labor agenda, he reportedly attacked a justice who disagreed with him. This is ...
Jun 25, 2011 / John Nichols
Not Exactly a Profile in Courage: New York Finally Passes Gay Marriage Not Exactly a Profile in Courage: New York Finally Passes Gay Marriage
It took opportunistic politicians and ridiculous, shameful language on religious exemptions, but gay and lesbian New Yorkers can finally tie the knot.
Jun 24, 2011 / Nancy Goldstein
No Checks, No Balances: House Refuses to Authorize Obama’s Libya War, but Funds It No Checks, No Balances: House Refuses to Authorize Obama’s Libya War, but Funds It
Cynicism abounds as House refuses to authorize the Libya mission but also refuses to defund it. This is John Boehner’s managed chaos; it serves Obama and the military-industr...
Jun 24, 2011 / John Nichols
Take Down the Union, Jack Take Down the Union, Jack
Eric writes from Paris on the Big Man and Reed takes on the media's smear campaign against public unions.
Jun 24, 2011 / Eric Alterman
This Week: The Beginning of the End in Afghanistan. PLUS: A Wal-Mart Economy This Week: The Beginning of the End in Afghanistan. PLUS: A Wal-Mart Economy
This week, four perspectives on President Obama's announcement on troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. Plus, a reaction to the Supreme Court's ruling in Dukes v. Wal-Mart, and a new ...
Jun 24, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel