From The Archive: Five Pieces by W.S. Merwin From The Archive: Five Pieces by W.S. Merwin
A selection of articles and statements from Merwin's many decades of activism and engagement.
Apr 28, 2011 / The Nation
Bernie Sanders: Cutting Taxes for the Rich While Slashing Social Programs Is Insane Bernie Sanders: Cutting Taxes for the Rich While Slashing Social Programs Is Insane
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont addresses the insanity of forcing the middle class to make sacrifices but not asking the country's wealthiest individuals to make sacrifices as we...
Apr 28, 2011 / The Daily Show
Paul Ryan Filibusters His Own Town Hall Meeting Paul Ryan Filibusters His Own Town Hall Meeting
Paul Ryan's GOP plan to address America's fiscal problems is being met with much skepticism and rancor at town hall meetings in Wisconsin.
Apr 28, 2011 / Press Room
Paul Ryan Filibusters His Own Town Hall Meeting Paul Ryan Filibusters His Own Town Hall Meeting
Paul Ryan's GOP plan to address America's fiscal problems is being met with much skepticism and rancor at town hall meetings in Wisconsin.
Apr 28, 2011 / The Ed Show
Britain’s Atavistic Royalism Britain’s Atavistic Royalism
Will and Kate may look and dress like us, but their modernity is illusory. They, and the entire British polity, are tied to a 300-year-old law that puts sectarianism at the heart o...
Apr 28, 2011 / Brian Morton
Three Printers Refuse LGBT Student Publication, Citing F-Word, Images of Cross-Dressing Three Printers Refuse LGBT Student Publication, Citing F-Word, Images of Cross-Dressing
Three printing companies have refused to publish the spring edition of an LGBT magazine at Kent State University, citing concerns over its images and language.
Apr 28, 2011 / StudentNation / David Spett
Is US Aid Suppressing Yemen’s Freedom Struggle? Is US Aid Suppressing Yemen’s Freedom Struggle?
The increased use of military helicopters to crack down on demonstrators in Yemen begs the question: Are any of these helicopters part of a recent aid package from the Obama admin...
Apr 28, 2011 / Nick Turse
Panetta, Petraeus, Allen: Bad News, Good News Panetta, Petraeus, Allen: Bad News, Good News
Most worrying are signals from the White House that nothing will change.
Apr 28, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Found: Liberal Outrage Found: Liberal Outrage
The backlash to Paul Ryan’s proposal to end Medicare as we know it has officially begun.
Apr 28, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
Paul Ryan’s ‘Spinal Tap’ Tour Packs the Halls, But The Crowds Aren’t Cheering Paul Ryan’s ‘Spinal Tap’ Tour Packs the Halls, But The Crowds Aren’t Cheering
Outside the cloistered confines of the Capitol Hill, and the few blocks of southern Manhattan where he is a hero, the Budget Committee chair is bombing.
Apr 28, 2011 / John Nichols