Justice Stephen Breyer: Supreme Court is ‘Not Political’ Justice Stephen Breyer: Supreme Court is ‘Not Political’
Why would a liberal justice defend the Court's conservatives?
Sep 16, 2010 / Jon Wiener
Neocons, AFL-CIO Both Blast China: Want Obama to Act Neocons, AFL-CIO Both Blast China: Want Obama to Act
In different ways, both the neocons and the unions are demanding that the Obama administration take strong action to punish, isolate and sanction China.
Sep 16, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Teapot Tempest The Teapot Tempest
Democratic candidates can't just campaign by fear-mongering on the Tea Party. A populist message that emphasizes job creation will speak to Dems and independents who put Obama in t...
Sep 15, 2010 / The Editors
Think, Prey, Vote Think, Prey, Vote
The scariest Republicans are not necessarily tea-stained—and other lessons to keep in mind as Election 2010 roars in.
Sep 15, 2010 / John Nichols
Noted. Noted.
Teresa Stack remembers our colleague Gene Case; Esther Kaplan reports on Sarah Shourd's return home from Iran.
Sep 15, 2010 / Various Contributors
Labour’s Fraternal Struggle Labour’s Fraternal Struggle
No candidate for Labour Party leader has offered a challenge to the dominant view of Britain as a society living beyond its means, with the market setting the terms for what's poss...
Sep 15, 2010 / D.D. Guttenplan and Maria Margaronis
The Soros Syndrome The Soros Syndrome
George Soros's gift of $100 million to Human Rights Watch doesn't come without strings attached.
Sep 15, 2010 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Franzenfreude, Continued Franzenfreude, Continued
Literary taste-making can't be the one place in America where gendered expectations play no role.
Sep 15, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Sexy Primary Victories On Both Sides Sexy Primary Victories On Both Sides
Should Democrats spend more time talking about masturbation?
Sep 15, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Slide Show: The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century, Part 3 Slide Show: The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century, Part 3
This is the last of three slide shows detailing the lives and legacies of the fifty most influential progressives of the twentieth century. Here, read Peter Dreier's introduction to the series. Here are the first and second slide shows. Click here to nominate the American progressives you think made the biggest difference in the twentieth century—and the activists, advocates and politicians who are already defining the twenty-first.
Sep 15, 2010 / Photo Essay / Peter Dreier