Time for a Wealth Tax Time for a Wealth Tax
Instead of cutting benefits for the poor, how about taxing the total household wealth of the rich?
Nov 23, 2010 / Leon Friedman
Noted. Noted.
Tom Engelhardt on Chalmers Johnson; Denise Di Stephan on fair pay
Nov 23, 2010 / Various Contributors
On Condoms, Hope From the Pope On Condoms, Hope From the Pope
The pope has said both men and women can use condoms to protect themselves from HIV. Can he now say that women can use them to protect themselves from the dangers of pregnanc...
Nov 23, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Ten Things You Should Know About Slow Ten Things You Should Know About Slow
As the holiday rush approaches, take yourself out of the fast lane.
Nov 23, 2010 / The Nation
The Misunderestimation of Sarah Palin The Misunderestimation of Sarah Palin
As American life becomes more and more like reality television, could product placement of a candidate become the surest route to the presidency?
Nov 23, 2010 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
Solving the Irish Crisis Solving the Irish Crisis
The financial crisis in Ireland is leading to a political crisis on the heels of a bailout and more "austerity measures." The coalition that currently rules is falling ap...
Nov 23, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Katrina vanden Heuvel Calls Out Unpatriotic Millionaires on ‘The Ed Show’ Katrina vanden Heuvel Calls Out Unpatriotic Millionaires on ‘The Ed Show’
Katrina vanden Heuvel asks, are the millionaires in Congress are out of touch with the American public? In a word: yes.
Nov 23, 2010 / Press Room
TSAstroturf: The Washington Lobbyists and Koch-Funded Libertarians Behind the TSA Scandal TSAstroturf: The Washington Lobbyists and Koch-Funded Libertarians Behind the TSA Scandal
Are Astroturf activists at the heart of the revolt against the TSA? And who benefits from the scandal?
Nov 23, 2010 / Mark Ames and Yasha Levine
General Petraeus’s Guide to Scheduling a War General Petraeus’s Guide to Scheduling a War
In Afghanistan, Petraeus has proven himself a master of the incredible shrinking withdrawal date.
Nov 23, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt
Risk the Game: On William James Risk the Game: On William James
For William James, all our certitudes depend on the pretense that there are no radical mysteries underlying them.
Nov 23, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Marilynne Robinson