Is the World Too Big to Fail? Is the World Too Big to Fail?
Support for democracy is the province of ideologists and propagandists. In the real world, elite dislike of democracy is the norm.
Apr 21, 2011 / Noam Chomsky
On the Political Possibilities of Holy Week On the Political Possibilities of Holy Week
During the holiest week in the Christian calendar, I am reminded again of the dangers and possibilities inherent in public God talk.
Apr 20, 2011 / Melissa Harris-Perry
What’s the Best Protest Song Ever? What’s the Best Protest Song Ever?
Tell us what you consider the all-time best protest song.
Apr 19, 2011 / The Nation
Missed Connections from the Economic to the Social Missed Connections from the Economic to the Social
Is there a journalism school somewhere that teaches up-and-comers to put stories into little boxes? Half our job in independent media, it seems to me, is putting the connections ba...
Apr 19, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Will Social Media Democratize the Arab World? Will Social Media Democratize the Arab World?
Al Jazeera English's Ahmed Shihab-Eldin explains how social media facilitates political movements in the Arab world.
Apr 18, 2011 / The Nation
Representative Ed Markey: In Defense of an Open Internet Representative Ed Markey: In Defense of an Open Internet
At the 2011 National Conference for Media Reform, Markey energized a crowd with talk of keeping the Internet open, fair and free.
Apr 18, 2011 / Edward Markey
A Young Woman’s Struggle With Southwest Airlines Shows Depth Of Islamophobia A Young Woman’s Struggle With Southwest Airlines Shows Depth Of Islamophobia
An American MA student, of Pakistani descent, was flagged by a Southwest Airlines crew member as “suspicious” and kicked off the plane, all for saying "I've got t...
Apr 18, 2011 / StudentNation / Maria Kari
They May Have Citizens United But We Have Netizens United They May Have Citizens United But We Have Netizens United
In this speech delivered at the 2011 National Conference for Media Reform in Boston, Representative Ed Markey calls on netizens to fight back against the threats posed by medi...
Apr 18, 2011 / Edward Markey
The Goldstone Affair The Goldstone Affair
Despite a “reconsideration” on the part of its author, the Goldstone Report remains as vital as ever for understanding the 2008-2009 Gaza conflict.
Apr 14, 2011 / Adam Horowitz, Lizzy Ratner, and Philip Weiss
Genocide Trial in Kansas Genocide Trial in Kansas
Since the US government prosecuted Nazi war crimes, there have been no criminal prosecutions of genocide here in America—until now.
Apr 14, 2011 / John S. Friedman