What the Right Misses About Islamic Extremism: A Conversation With Saba Ahmed What the Right Misses About Islamic Extremism: A Conversation With Saba Ahmed
Last week Saba Ahmed became yet another Muslim punching bag for the right, who refuse to listen to her game-changing plan to fight extremism.
Jun 25, 2014 / Hannah Harris Green
MSNBC’s Scarborough Unfairly Blames the Media for Chris Christie’s Problems MSNBC’s Scarborough Unfairly Blames the Media for Chris Christie’s Problems
The former congressman slams The New York Times, but the Times was actually late to the party.
Jun 25, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Why Obama Needs to Ignore ‘Armchair Warriors’ and Focus on the Global Economy Why Obama Needs to Ignore ‘Armchair Warriors’ and Focus on the Global Economy
Obama’s real failure has been his inability to lead a global New Deal.
Jun 25, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Should the Left Stop Complaining About the Iraq War Hawks’ Return to the Media? Should the Left Stop Complaining About the Iraq War Hawks’ Return to the Media?
Jonathan Chait thinks so.
Jun 24, 2014 / Leslie Savan
Fifty Years After Freedom Summer, the Voting Rights Act Is Needed More Than Ever Fifty Years After Freedom Summer, the Voting Rights Act Is Needed More Than Ever
Following the Supreme Court’s decision gutting the VRA, we’re seeing the greatest attack on voting rights since Reconstruction.
Jun 24, 2014 / Ari Berman
Will Rick Perry’s Comedy Show Be Renewed for Another Season? Will Rick Perry’s Comedy Show Be Renewed for Another Season?
The Texas governor is now “a better person,” he says.
Jun 23, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Will Mary Landrieu Engage the ‘War on Women’ in the Louisiana Senate Race? Will Mary Landrieu Engage the ‘War on Women’ in the Louisiana Senate Race?
In Louisiana, women’s health could prove a meaningful point of divergence between the Democratic incumbent and her Republican challengers.
Jun 23, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
On the Folly of Helping Iraq’s Shattered Army On the Folly of Helping Iraq’s Shattered Army
The crisis has a political solution, not a military one—and Iraq’s armed forces are now officially hopeless.
Jun 23, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Deadly Cost of Wall Street Greed The Deadly Cost of Wall Street Greed
Private equity firms are laying the foundation for the next financial crash in the rubble of the last one—and it’s already cost one child her life.
Jun 23, 2014 / Laura Gottesdiener
Days After Decrying Flat Wages, McConnell Proposes Lowering Wages by $13 Billion Days After Decrying Flat Wages, McConnell Proposes Lowering Wages by $13 Billion
McConnell raises funds for the Brent Spence Bridge by lowering construction worker wages.
Jun 20, 2014 / Joe Sonka