May Day Protests in Europe May Day Protests in Europe
Across Europe May Day brought out demonstrators, strikers and even some picnickers marking the labor movement celebration and demanding an end to the austerity agenda sweeping th...
May 2, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
Dial M for Murdoch Dial M for Murdoch
British investigations reveal the shocking extent of his shady tactics. Can we really believe he hasn’t used the same methods here?
May 2, 2012 / D.D. Guttenplan
Marine Le Pen and the False Specter of European Fascism Marine Le Pen and the False Specter of European Fascism
Americans who worry about dangerous trends overseas should take a look at warning signs much closer to home.
May 2, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Alexander Cockburn
Mitt Romney’s Neocon War Cabinet Mitt Romney’s Neocon War Cabinet
Judging by his advisers, Romney would embrace Bush’s unilateral interventionism and massive military budgets.
May 2, 2012 / Feature / Ari Berman
Breivik’s Monstrous Dream—and Why It Failed Breivik’s Monstrous Dream—and Why It Failed
As his trial unfolds, Norway exorcises some of its xenophobic demons.
May 2, 2012 / Feature / Moustafa Bayoumi
The Recovery Is Really Good at Creating Bad Jobs The Recovery Is Really Good at Creating Bad Jobs
An economic rebound means little to workers forced into precarious work.
May 2, 2012 / Bryce Covert
Obama’s Afghanistan Speech: A Guide for the Perplexed Obama’s Afghanistan Speech: A Guide for the Perplexed
What exactly does the president mean when he promises a “clear timeline to wind down the war"?
May 2, 2012 / Tom Hayden
Free Pussy Riot Free Pussy Riot
A feminist punk band rocks Russian politics and the Orthodox Church.
May 2, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Osama-Obama Drama The Osama-Obama Drama
There's a downside to assassinating bin Laden, too, but don't expect the White House to acknowledge it.
May 1, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Obama Contradiction The Obama Contradiction
Weakling at home, imperial president abroad.
Apr 30, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt