Snapshot: Palestinian Parkour Under the Dome Snapshot: Palestinian Parkour Under the Dome

Young Palestinians hone their parkour skills during Friday prayers at the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem’s Old City. Tensions have been running high over Jewish prayer rights at the city’s holiest site, resulting in a spate of violence that led to its temporary closing in late October.

Nov 25, 2014 / Awad

Will Republican Know-Nothings Torpedo Climate Progress? Will Republican Know-Nothings Torpedo Climate Progress?

Obama’s postponement of Keystone XL, EPA emissions regulations and now the China deal are in jeopardy.

Nov 12, 2014 / Mark Hertsgaard

Obama Tells the FCC to ‘Implement the Strongest Possible Rules to Protect Net Neutrality’ Obama Tells the FCC to ‘Implement the Strongest Possible Rules to Protect Net Neutrality’

The president calls for the reclassification of Internet services under telecommunications in the name of an open Internet.

Nov 12, 2014 / John Nichols

Why You Shouldn’t Marry for Money Why You Shouldn’t Marry for Money

Conservatives’ silver bullet is a joke.

Nov 12, 2014 / Bryce Covert

The Worst Metaphors Politicians Have Used to Describe the Internet The Worst Metaphors Politicians Have Used to Describe the Internet

Is it a series of tubes or a Coke bottle?

Nov 12, 2014 / Naomi Gordon-Loebl

Comix Nation Comix Nation

Nov 11, 2014 / Matt Bors

Snapshot: Million Mask March Snapshot: Million Mask March

Hacktivist group Anonymous held their third annual “Million Mask March” in conjunction with Guy Fawkes Day in over 400 cities worldwide. A sizable march in London, complemented by smaller events like this one in Budapest, protested an amalgamation of issues from corruption and capitalism to fracking and threats to privacy.

Nov 11, 2014 / Bernadett Szabo

After the Midterms: Time to Fight Back After the Midterms: Time to Fight Back

Opposing bad policy and bad compromises isn’t enough. We need new thinking and new approaches.

Nov 5, 2014 / The Editors

Why Is Cuomo Leaving Wall Street Cash on the Table? Why Is Cuomo Leaving Wall Street Cash on the Table?

A little-known tax is already on the books.

Nov 5, 2014 / Lenore Palladino and Sean McElwee

Can Big Government Solve the Mysteries of Autism and Alzheimer’s Disease? Can Big Government Solve the Mysteries of Autism and Alzheimer’s Disease?

Why we need Obama’s BRAIN Initiative.

Nov 5, 2014 / Cori Bargmann