David Bowie Set Off My Inner Squeal David Bowie Set Off My Inner Squeal
As I was growing up in 1960s England, Bowie gave me room to find myself.
Jan 14, 2016 / Laura Flanders
What 11 Years in Prison Taught Me What 11 Years in Prison Taught Me
The issue of how to invest in our struggling communities is one that all political candidates—regardless of party—need to address.
Jan 14, 2016 / Jerome Dillard
How to Make the Trans-Pacific Partnership Work for Workers and Communities How to Make the Trans-Pacific Partnership Work for Workers and Communities
As written, the TPP has many flaws. But it could be salvaged if we open up the dispute-resolution process to civil-society stakeholders.
Jan 14, 2016 / Lance Compa
Who Killed Lawrence Phillips? Who Killed Lawrence Phillips?
The former first-round draft pick took his own life in a prison cell. But there is far more to this story.
Jan 14, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Start Making Sense: Should Feminists Vote For Hillary Clinton? Start Making Sense: Should Feminists Vote For Hillary Clinton?
Katha Pollitt vs. Liza Featherstone on Hillary; plus Tavis Smiley on Martin Luther King’s last year.
Jan 14, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
You Shouldn’t Have to Take an African-American Studies Course to Read African-American Authors You Shouldn’t Have to Take an African-American Studies Course to Read African-American Authors
Students demand universities diversify curriculum to include black scholarship.
Jan 13, 2016 / StudentNation / Zachary R. Wood and StudentNation
Why the Mainstream Media Adore Megyn Kelly Why the Mainstream Media Adore Megyn Kelly
The Fox News anchor earns undeserved praise simply for not being the worst of the worst.
Jan 13, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman
The New US-Russian Cold War Originated in the 1990s The New US-Russian Cold War Originated in the 1990s
Today it threatens to destroy Ukraine, undermine the European Union, and result in nuclear war.
Jan 13, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Lives Fit for Print: Exposing Media Bias in Coverage of Terrorism Lives Fit for Print: Exposing Media Bias in Coverage of Terrorism
A detailed study shows that attacks in Western countries are covered far more often—and with more depth and heart—than ones in non-Western countries.
Jan 13, 2016 / Sean Darling-Hammond
Barack Obama Refuses to Be a Lame-Duck President Barack Obama Refuses to Be a Lame-Duck President
Instead of coasting to the close of his second term, Obama used his final State of the Union address to propose to “fix our politics” and to frame the 2016 race.
Jan 12, 2016 / John Nichols