Inside the Coursera Hype Machine Inside the Coursera Hype Machine
The company has attracted tens of millions in venture capital—but if you're looking for the Amazon of online higher ed, try iTunes U.
Sep 4, 2013 / Feature / Jon Wiener
Victory for Homeless Vets in LA Victory for Homeless Vets in LA
A federal court rules that Veterans Affairs can’t lease land for rent-a-car lot, hotel laundry and film studio storage.
Aug 30, 2013 / Jon Wiener
Dan Savage on DOMA Repeal: ‘Now I Can Die’ Dan Savage on DOMA Repeal: ‘Now I Can Die’
Morbid thoughts from the sex-advice columnist and founder of It Gets Better.
Aug 8, 2013 / Jon Wiener
Edward Snowden E-Mailed Me! He Wants My Help Getting Millions Out of Hong Kong Edward Snowden E-Mailed Me! He Wants My Help Getting Millions Out of Hong Kong
His writing needs improvement.
Aug 4, 2013 / Jon Wiener
The Gore Vidal FBI File The Gore Vidal FBI File
The first page, from 1960s, says Vidal made disparaging remarks about J. Edgar Hoover.
Jul 29, 2013 / Jon Wiener
Jesus the Revolutionary: A Q&A With Reza Aslan Jesus the Revolutionary: A Q&A With Reza Aslan
Crucifixion was the punishment that Rome reserved for the crime of sedition.
Jul 25, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Graduation Day Complaint from Fox News: Commencement Speakers Are All Liberals Graduation Day Complaint from Fox News: Commencement Speakers Are All Liberals
At the top liberal colleges and universities, commencement speakers are usually liberals. So what?
Jun 14, 2013 / Jon Wiener
Venice Protest: ‘No to Big Cruise Ships!’ Venice Protest: ‘No to Big Cruise Ships!’
Three days of struggle to defend the ecology of the Venetian lagoon and the life of the city.
Jun 10, 2013 / Jon Wiener
We Win: San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant Will Be Shut Down We Win: San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant Will Be Shut Down
Decades of protest by local activists has resulted in a historic victory.
Jun 7, 2013 / Jon Wiener
Ai Weiwei: Political Art at the Venice Biennale Ai Weiwei: Political Art at the Venice Biennale
Six dioramas present key moments of the eighty-one-day imprisonment of the worlld’s most famous artist.
Jun 7, 2013 / Jon Wiener