The Eagleton Has Landed: A Response on Sports and Society The Eagleton Has Landed: A Response on Sports and Society
The below piece is a response I wrote to esteemed European academic Terry Eagleton in the British Guardian. I wanted to share it on this side of the pond with the community at...
Jun 23, 2010 / Dave Zirin
General Discharge General Discharge
Firing McChrystal is not nearly as important as doing away with his counterinsurgency policies.
Jun 23, 2010 / Robert Scheer
Can Gen. McChrystal. Then, Can Afghan Policy Can Gen. McChrystal. Then, Can Afghan Policy
Now that McChrystal has fragged himself, President Obama has a chance to get Afghanistan policy right. In 2009, after two reviews, he blew it—twice. Will he squander the oppo...
Jun 23, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Strom Thurmond’s Kid Loses GOP Bid to an African-American Candidate Strom Thurmond’s Kid Loses GOP Bid to an African-American Candidate
There must be something to celebrate in the fact that the Thurmond name is no longer magic in the state that gave us States' Rights.
Jun 23, 2010 / John Nichols
Progressive Challenger Defeats DC Establishment in North Carolina Progressive Challenger Defeats DC Establishment in North Carolina
The progressive groups that unsuccessfully backed Bill Halter in Arkansas scored a victory with Elaine Marshall in North Carolina Tuesday night.
Jun 23, 2010 / Ari Berman
Republicans Can’t Figure Out What They Stand For Republicans Can’t Figure Out What They Stand For
Nation Washington Editor Christopher Hayes tells Rachel Maddow that jumping on the GOP's conflicted messages about BP's liability for the Gulf spill is a way for Democrats to &qu...
Jun 22, 2010 / Press Room
Map of Iran-Iraq Border Where Hikers Were Seized Map of Iran-Iraq Border Where Hikers Were Seized
Last July, three Americans were arrested by Iranian forces for allegedly crossing the Iranian border to conduct espionage. However, a five-month investigation by The Nation and the...
Jun 22, 2010 / The Nation
Rachel Corrie Revisited Rachel Corrie Revisited
The Israeli government has appointed a commission to investigate the flotilla tragedy, but the family of the deceased American activist fears another whitewashed probe.
Jun 22, 2010 / Ashley Bates
What a Spare $1 Million Can Buy What a Spare $1 Million Can Buy
BP's CEO "got his life back" by going yachting, and the rest of the world's millionaires are doing OK, too. But one Gulf fisherman would rather have something e...
Jun 22, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Puzzle No. 1593 Puzzle No. 1593
This puzzle originally appeared in the July 19, 1975, issue.
Jun 22, 2010 / Frank W. Lewis