Screwed by the Fine Print Screwed by the Fine Print
Hidden in the fine print of credit card agreements, patient consent forms and job contracts is an arbitration clause that deprives you of your rights. Congress needs to fix that.
Feb 10, 2009 / Feature / Kia Franklin
Jon Stewart Rips Bill O’Reilly Over Hypocrisy On Privacy Jon Stewart Rips Bill O’Reilly Over Hypocrisy On Privacy
Jon Stewart ridicules the Fox News host for ambushing a Columbia Journalism Review staffer for publishing a piece by a writer from The Nation.
Feb 10, 2009 / The Daily Show
A-Rod, Anabolic Agonist A-Rod, Anabolic Agonist
When it comes to steroids, no one, as A-Rod's alleged paramour Madonna might say, is like a virgin.
Feb 10, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Settling Scores With Wall Street Settling Scores With Wall Street
A lot of angry people in America are lusting to bring Wall Street geniuses who engineered the financial collapse to justice. And they just might succeed.
Feb 5, 2009 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Protest at UNLV Protest at UNLV
Thousands of students in Nevada are being radicalized due to draconian budget cuts in state education funding.
Feb 5, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation
The White House Information Wars The White House Information Wars
Has the Obama administration's attempt to 'reach the public without having to rely on the mainstream media' worked? Hendrik Hertzberg and other journalists weigh in.
Feb 5, 2009 / GRITtv
The People’s Sheriff of Chicago The People’s Sheriff of Chicago
A tenant protest compels Cook County's Tom Dart to suspend foreclosure evictions.
Feb 4, 2009 / Feature / John Conroy
The Recession Bowl The Recession Bowl
In America's first hard-times Super Bowl, superb athletes and a thrillingly played game rose to the challenge. Maybe the country can, too.
Feb 2, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Obama’s Security Priorities Obama’s Security Priorities
He has significantly pivoted US policy on torture. But where the president stands on warrantless wiretapping should give progressives some cause for concern.
What Would Molly Think? What Would Molly Think?
Molly Ivins would have loved the outcome of the November election. In a way, she saw it coming.
Jan 29, 2009 / Betsy Moon