Determined to Stifle Arizona Violence Debate, Palin Claims She’s the Victim… of ‘Blood Libel’ Determined to Stifle Arizona Violence Debate, Palin Claims She’s the Victim… of ‘Blood Libel’
Sarah Palin joins hyper-defensive conservatives in attacking dialogue that considers the political climate as part of the explanation for the hooting rampage that wounded Cong...
Jan 12, 2011 / John Nichols
Perps in the White House Perps in the White House
It is amazing that folks like Gene Sperling and William Daley, the very people who created this banking meltdown, are rewarded with ever more important positions in our governmen...
Jan 12, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Will Bush’s Torture Memo Team Face Justice in Spain? Will Bush’s Torture Memo Team Face Justice in Spain?
There may yet be justice for the victims of the post-9/11 United States torture program. Just not in the US.
Jan 12, 2011 / Nancy Goldstein
Netanyahu: Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran Netanyahu: Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran
Israeli leader angered by Mossad chief's comment that Iran won't have a bomb before 2015.
Jan 12, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Boston Students Support Farm Workers Boston Students Support Farm Workers
A spirited group of children led a crowd of more than 100 on a protest march from a Trader Joes to a Stop & Shop in Brookline in support of the Campaign for Fair Food.
Jan 12, 2011 / StudentNation / Peter Rothberg
Professors With Guns: The Arizona Plan Professors With Guns: The Arizona Plan
Somebody needs to be able to blast away at problem students -- but who?
Jan 11, 2011 / Jon Wiener
Slide Show: Remembering Those We Lost in 2010 Slide Show: Remembering Those We Lost in 2010
A few of the notable individuals who contributed to the progressive tradition in American life.
Jan 11, 2011 / The Nation
Choosing Care for Haiti, Somalia, Ourselves Choosing Care for Haiti, Somalia, Ourselves
On the anniversary of the Haiti earthquake—it's hard not to think about how we turn up, or not, for the ones we love.
Jan 11, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Haiti: Where’s the Money? Haiti: Where’s the Money?
Despite all the post-earthquake promises, just a fraction of the aid pledged has actually been delivered.
Jan 11, 2011 / Isabel Macdonald
Puzzle No. 1615 Puzzle No. 1615
This puzzle originally appeared in the January 17, 1976, issue.
Jan 11, 2011 / Frank W. Lewis