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Amos Oz and Fania Oz-Salzberger’s Jews and Words.

Feb 5, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Laura Brahm

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Does Obama Really Shoot Skeet? Who Cares?

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Does Obama Really Shoot Skeet? Who Cares? Katrina vanden Heuvel: Does Obama Really Shoot Skeet? Who Cares?

As the Washington media gleefully covers the skeet shooting photo, real issues like joblessness get left left by the wayside.
 

Feb 5, 2013 / Press Room

Why Don’t White-Collar Criminals Get Equal Time?

Why Don’t White-Collar Criminals Get Equal Time? Why Don’t White-Collar Criminals Get Equal Time?

The Justice Department is suing Standard & Poor’s. But why isn’t anyone going to jail?

Feb 5, 2013 / William Greider

Alabama Hostage Rescue: Using the Military at Home?

Alabama Hostage Rescue: Using the Military at Home? Alabama Hostage Rescue: Using the Military at Home?

A slippery slope that ought to scare us all.

Feb 5, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Mike Papantonio: The Climate Change Point of No Return

Mike Papantonio: The Climate Change Point of No Return Mike Papantonio: The Climate Change Point of No Return

If the earth's temperature rises by another 2 degrees celsius, our planet faces mass extinctions.

Feb 5, 2013 / On The Earth Productions and The Nation Video

The American Lockdown State

The American Lockdown State The American Lockdown State

Post-legal drones, the bin Laden Tax and other wonder of our American world.

Feb 5, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt

New York Dems Shouldn’t Make Political Hay of Brooklyn College’s Panel on BDS

New York Dems Shouldn’t Make Political Hay of Brooklyn College’s Panel on BDS New York Dems Shouldn’t Make Political Hay of Brooklyn College’s Panel on BDS

Democrats’ condemnation of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions discussion at Brooklyn College displays their concern for election results, not “academic freedom.”

Feb 5, 2013 / Katha Pollitt

Michelle, Beyoncé and the Fruitless Politics of Respectability

Michelle, Beyoncé and the Fruitless Politics of Respectability Michelle, Beyoncé and the Fruitless Politics of Respectability

Kathryn Jean Lopez is disappointed that the first lady holds Beyoncé in such high regard. Even if she didn’t, that wouldn’t stop the racist and sexist attacks ai...

Feb 5, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith

The Real Problem With Brooklyn College’s BDS Forum Was the Backlash

The Real Problem With Brooklyn College’s BDS Forum Was the Backlash The Real Problem With Brooklyn College’s BDS Forum Was the Backlash

There is something disingenuous about cries that the forum does not represent the spectrum of views on the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Feb 4, 2013 / Chris Hayes

Dave Zirin: Where Sports, Politics and the Kardashians Collide

Dave Zirin: Where Sports, Politics and the Kardashians Collide Dave Zirin: Where Sports, Politics and the Kardashians Collide

Appearing on Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, the Nation writer discusses the false gap between sports and politics. 

Feb 4, 2013 / Press Room

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