Snapshot: Protesting Assassination in Moscow Snapshot: Protesting Assassination in Moscow
Russian protesters hold signs with the image of Boris Nemtsov, a prominent opposition leader murdered in Moscow on February 27. A physicist and former governor of Nizhny Novgorod province, Nemtsov was an ally of the late Russian president Boris Yeltsin. His body was found just blocks from the Kremlin, shot six times in the back.
Mar 3, 2015 / Sergei Karpukhin
A Contested Primary Is Good for the Candidates, the Democratic Party and Democracy A Contested Primary Is Good for the Candidates, the Democratic Party and Democracy
The issues that matter most to Americans won’t be adequately explored by a coronation of Hillary Clinton.
Feb 25, 2015 / The Editors
Obama’s Military-Force Resolution Sets the Stage for a New Era of Imperialism Obama’s Military-Force Resolution Sets the Stage for a New Era of Imperialism
The AUMF has legitimized expanded presidential war-making.
Feb 25, 2015 / Michael T. Klare
The Necessity of ‘Citizenfour’ The Necessity of ‘Citizenfour’
A win for the Edward Snowden documentary is a win for democracy.
Feb 25, 2015 / Ali Gharib
What Happens if You Refuse to Pay Off Your Student Debt? What Happens if You Refuse to Pay Off Your Student Debt?
Fifteen former students of the for-profit Corinthian college chain are launching a debt strike to allow other debtors to do just that.
Feb 25, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Comix Nation Comix Nation
Feb 25, 2015 / Jen Sorensen
Snapshot: Rolling Out the Afghan Carpet Snapshot: Rolling Out the Afghan Carpet
Feb 25, 2015 / Jonathan Ernst
Why Arming the Ukrainian Government Would Be Disastrous Why Arming the Ukrainian Government Would Be Disastrous
It would lead to more killing and end the last remnants of cooperation between Washington and Moscow.
Feb 11, 2015 / The Editors
There’s No #BlackLivesMatter Without Net Neutrality There’s No #BlackLivesMatter Without Net Neutrality
A new generation of civil rights activists depends on a free Internet.
Feb 11, 2015 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Wrong-Way Obama? Wrong-Way Obama?
He may be leading us toward economic catastrophe.
Feb 11, 2015 / William Greider