How Students in San Jose Raised the Minimum Wage How Students in San Jose Raised the Minimum Wage
A regional college class made social justice happen on November 6.
Nov 28, 2012 / Gabriel Thompson
How Mergermania Is Destroying Book Publishing How Mergermania Is Destroying Book Publishing
The merger of Penguin and Random House is part of a trend that has been deadly for literary authors and serious nonfiction.
Nov 28, 2012 / Books & the Arts / André Schiffrin
Rupert Murdoch and the ‘Jewish Owned Press’ Rupert Murdoch and the ‘Jewish Owned Press’
The Fox News owner resorted to an anti-Semitic canard in attacking alleged media bias against Israel.
Nov 28, 2012 / Column / Eric Alterman
PHOTOESSAY: The Sandy-Ravaged Rockaways, One Month Out PHOTOESSAY: The Sandy-Ravaged Rockaways, One Month Out
Mutual aid is alive and well on the devastated peninsula, filling in where the government failed.
Nov 28, 2012 / StudentNation / Ayasha Guerin
When Domestic Workers Suffer, Our Economy Suffers When Domestic Workers Suffer, Our Economy Suffers
One of the fastest-growing job sectors in the country pays $10 per hour. That’s a big problem.
Nov 28, 2012 / Bryce Covert
Republicans Begin Pivot on Immigration Republicans Begin Pivot on Immigration
The Republican answer to the DREAM Act—the Achieve Act—still falls short of what the GOP needs to win over voters.
Nov 28, 2012 / Ben Adler
Young and the Restless: On Brigham Young Young and the Restless: On Brigham Young
How the American Moses became America’s first spiritual manager in the wilderness of Scripture-infused capitalism.
Nov 28, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann
‘The Labor Movement Never Stands Still’: An Interview With Marvin Miller (1917–2012) ‘The Labor Movement Never Stands Still’: An Interview With Marvin Miller (1917–2012)
Marvin Miller, former executive director of the Major Leage Baseball Players Association, died today at the age of 95.
Nov 27, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Dear Media: Increased Oil Production Is Not Good News Dear Media: Increased Oil Production Is Not Good News
The recent World Energy Outlook report that has many cheering U.S. oil supremacy—when it should be setting off alarm bells on the climate crisis.
Nov 27, 2012 / Michael T. Klare
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (11/23/2012) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (11/23/2012)
This week: the ongoing fight against Citizens United, Obama's trip to Southeast Asia, and much more.
Nov 26, 2012 / StudentNation / StudentNation