Torture Is Not a Partisan Issue Torture Is Not a Partisan Issue
Because we have not held Dick Cheney and the other war criminals accountable for their crude distortion of international law, torture continues to sneak into our national dialogue ...
May 10, 2011 / MSNBC
The GOP’s Attack on Medicare Could Be Their Last Battle The GOP’s Attack on Medicare Could Be Their Last Battle
A miscalculation, an overreach and a massively foolhardy and hubristic move is how The Nation's Chris Hayes describes the GOP's attack on Medicare.
May 10, 2011 / The Rachel Maddow Show
The NFL Would Do Us a Favor by Calling Off the Coming Season The NFL Would Do Us a Favor by Calling Off the Coming Season
The upcoming pro football season is in danger of being canceled because of a little dust-up between millionaires and billionaires.
May 10, 2011 / Robert Lipsyte
The US, Pakistan and the CIA The US, Pakistan and the CIA
The ISI claims to disapprove of the American raid that killed Osama bin Laden, but the raid got the green light from Islamabad ten years ago.
May 10, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Puzzle No. 1632 Puzzle No. 1632
This puzzle originally appeared in the May 15, 1976, issue.
May 10, 2011 / Frank W. Lewis
Sixty-Five Arrested at Kickoff of California Teachers’ Protest Sixty-Five Arrested at Kickoff of California Teachers’ Protest
Police arrested dozens of protesters at the kickoff of California Teachers' "State of Emergency" protest.
May 10, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
GOP Bill Would Require Drug Testing of Welfare Recipients GOP Bill Would Require Drug Testing of Welfare Recipients
A Republican bill that would require drug testing of families that need public assistance was quietly introduced in the House of Representatives last week—and raises serious ...
May 10, 2011 / George Zornick
Could Paul Ryan’s Fiscal Folly Cost the GOP a “Safe” House Seat? The Polls Say… “Yes” Could Paul Ryan’s Fiscal Folly Cost the GOP a “Safe” House Seat? The Polls Say… “Yes”
The special election for a historically Republican New York State congressional seat was supposed to be a easy win for the GOP nominee. But Paul Ryan's assault on Medicare has made...
May 10, 2011 / John Nichols
‘The Worst I’ve Seen by Far’: Budget Cuts Meet Poverty in the Heartland ‘The Worst I’ve Seen by Far’: Budget Cuts Meet Poverty in the Heartland
In Appalachian Ohio, long lines at food pantries show just how wrongheaded a plan for economic recovery based on cutting assistance to the poor really is.
May 9, 2011 / Greg Kaufmann
Atlanta Hawks’ Etan Thomas Stands Up to Georgia’s Immigration Crackdown Atlanta Hawks’ Etan Thomas Stands Up to Georgia’s Immigration Crackdown
Atlanta Hawks basketball player Etan Thomas refuses to be silent, especially when the state of Georgia takes a major step backward toward its dark past.
May 9, 2011 / Dave Zirin