Jon Stewart Takes on Torture Supporters Jon Stewart Takes on Torture Supporters
Jon Stewart surveys the misdirected outrage Obama's release of the Bush administration's torture memos has provoked on the right.
Apr 21, 2009 / The Daily Show
America’s UN Boycott Backfires America’s UN Boycott Backfires
By choosing to boycott the UN conference on racism, the United States has increased the clout of Iran's Ahmadinejad and undermined global efforts to defeat intolerance.
Apr 20, 2009 / Barbara Crossette
Michelle Obama’s Fresh Food Revolution Michelle Obama’s Fresh Food Revolution
The First Lady hopes to entice Americans away from their junk food past to a healthier, more delicious future.
Apr 20, 2009 / Mark Hertsgaard
No Such Thing as Free News No Such Thing as Free News
Free news delivered via search engine is part of the same freeloading zeitgeist that has shattered the larger economy. Newspapers need to draw the line.
Apr 20, 2009 / Michael Moran
Colbert Coalition’s Anti-Gay Marriage Ad Colbert Coalition’s Anti-Gay Marriage Ad
The (totally straight) Colbert Coalition has formed to oppose same-sex marriage--and make a commercial about it.
Apr 17, 2009 / The Colbert Report
Huskies’ Glory Stolen By Coach Huskies’ Glory Stolen By Coach
Despite all their well-deserved success, the UConn women's basketball team struggles in the shadow of their megalomaniacal coach Geno Auriemma.
Apr 16, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Blowback at the Border Blowback at the Border
Drug prohibition and unregulated guns gave us the Mexican drug wars.
Apr 15, 2009 / Feature / Peter Schrag
What Do (Battered) Women Want? What Do (Battered) Women Want?
We take it for granted that when men hit, it's up to women to run away. Except, some of them stay.
Apr 15, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Dead Souls Dead Souls
Life sentences without possibility of parole contribute to the ever-expanding gulag of our criminal justice system.
Apr 15, 2009 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Webb’s Prison Crusade Webb’s Prison Crusade
The Virginia senator's willingness to take up this cause is evidence that the culture gap may be closing.
Apr 15, 2009 / Chris Hayes