Articles

Government Funding Cannot Save Journalism Government Funding Cannot Save Journalism

David Carr calls the idea that good watchdog media can be funded by the government "frankly preposterous."

Apr 5, 2010 / The Nation Video

A Visit With Salam Fayyad A Visit With Salam Fayyad

Is the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority a "radical bean counter" or savior of the two-state solution?

Apr 5, 2010 / Letty Cottin Pogrebin

Labor to Lincoln: You’re Not Obama’s BFF Labor to Lincoln: You’re Not Obama’s BFF

 Organized labor takes on Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln in a pair of new ads.

Apr 5, 2010 / Ari Berman

States’ Rights in Our Participatory Democracy States’ Rights in Our Participatory Democracy

States' rights is a constitutional, not political, issue; it can cut, ideologically, both ways.

Apr 5, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A Tiger Woods Story That Actually Matters A Tiger Woods Story That Actually Matters

Tiger Woods has long maintained he was the victim of a Kindergarten hate crime. Now his teacher is saying that story is a lie. Here's one issue Tiger should not ignore.

Apr 5, 2010 / Dave Zirin

On Disarmament: Will Obama Make His Rhetoric Real? On Disarmament: Will Obama Make His Rhetoric Real?

Petition the president to take the lead in the fight to abolish nuclear weapons.

Apr 5, 2010 / John Nichols

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.

On the 43rd anniversary of his murder in Memphis, TN.

Apr 4, 2010 / Peter Rothberg

Glenn Beck’s War on Easter Backfires Glenn Beck’s War on Easter Backfires

The TV host's doctrinally-disoriented attacks on the social gospel have inspired a "Tell Glenn Beck I'm a Social-Justice Christian" campaign.

Apr 4, 2010 / John Nichols

Duke vs. Butler: It aint Hoosiers Duke vs. Butler: It aint Hoosiers

CBS is laying out a script that says Monday's NCAA men's basketball final will be David vs. Goliath. But they may be confusing which one is which.

Apr 4, 2010 / Dave Zirin

Obama to Ease Restrictions on Offshore Drilling Obama to Ease Restrictions on Offshore Drilling

Good news from the administration on auto emissions and mountaintop removal mining; bad news on offshore drilling.

Apr 2, 2010 / Sarah Laskow

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