Dilma Rousseff Was Tortured By a Regime Henry Kissinger Supported. This Week, They Met. Dilma Rousseff Was Tortured By a Regime Henry Kissinger Supported. This Week, They Met.
Why did Rousseff call him a “fantastic person, with a grand global vision”?
Jul 1, 2015 / Greg Grandin
The Good News Buried in the Supreme Court’s Lethal Injection Decision The Good News Buried in the Supreme Court’s Lethal Injection Decision
Both Justices Breyer and Ginsburg indicated that they view the death penalty as unconstitutional. Could three more justices agree with them in the near future?
Jun 30, 2015 / Bruce Shapiro
How the Federal Reserve Could Help Give You a Raise How the Federal Reserve Could Help Give You a Raise
Economists are exploring ways the Federal Reserve might help close the gap on inequality.
Jun 30, 2015 / William Greider
The Long, Long, Long Race for the White House The Long, Long, Long Race for the White House
Can’t you just feel the Jeb-mentum?
Jun 30, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
There’s Finally Momentum Behind Paid Sick Leave There’s Finally Momentum Behind Paid Sick Leave
Grassroots pressure turned what some considered a fringe issue into a political juggernaut.
Jun 30, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Civil War in Syria Is Invisible—but This Anonymous Film Collective Is Changing That The Civil War in Syria Is Invisible—but This Anonymous Film Collective Is Changing That
Abounaddara has been chronicling the hidden moments of the war, week after week.
Jun 29, 2015 / Moustafa Bayoumi
In the Wake of Charleston, Fox News Is Perplexed on Just What the Confederate Flag and the N-Word Mean In the Wake of Charleston, Fox News Is Perplexed on Just What the Confederate Flag and the N-Word Mean
Are civil rights just an exercise in symbol management?
Jun 29, 2015 / Leslie Savan
The US Is Addicted to War The US Is Addicted to War
When you define something as war, violence becomes the only means.
Jun 29, 2015 / William J. Astore
Lincoln Chafee Adds a Proposal to the 2016 Debate: ‘Let’s Bring Edward Snowden Home’ Lincoln Chafee Adds a Proposal to the 2016 Debate: ‘Let’s Bring Edward Snowden Home’
A Democratic presidential contender raises a provocative issue. It’s time to have this debate.
Jun 29, 2015 / John Nichols
The Undetermined Legacy of ‘Obergefell v. Hodges’ The Undetermined Legacy of ‘Obergefell v. Hodges’
Beyond legalizing same-sex marriage, Justice Kennedy’s opinion made profound arguments about liberty under the Constitution and advanced a novel jurisprudence of dignity.
Jun 29, 2015 / Nan D. Hunter