Waltz for Lumumba Waltz for Lumumba
The mayor of Jackson, Mississippi was a true revolutionary.
Mar 5, 2014 / Bhaskar Sunkara
International Power Players Are Harming Global Health International Power Players Are Harming Global Health
A major international commission probes the political origins of health inequities—and finds wealthy nations deserve much of the blame.
Mar 5, 2014 / Mara Kardas-Nelson
Comix Nation Comix Nation
Mar 4, 2014 / Jen Sorensen
Snapshot: Drone Attack Snapshot: Drone Attack
This 2012 painting (acrylic and gouache on canvas), like others by Hughes, can be seen on her website, haleyhughespaintings.blogspot.com.
Mar 4, 2014 / Haley Hughes
What’s Wrong With the Comcast/Time Warner Merger What’s Wrong With the Comcast/Time Warner Merger
If it’s not blocked, a single corporation will be able to dictate digital communications and media content for decades to come.
Feb 19, 2014 / The Editors
Why Woody Allen Deserves the Benefit of the Doubt Why Woody Allen Deserves the Benefit of the Doubt
A society hot for punishment is quick to play judge and jury. But there’s nothing feminist or radical about pretending to know the truth.
Feb 19, 2014 / JoAnn Wypijewski
Snapshot: Syria’s Double Refugees Snapshot: Syria’s Double Refugees
Residents prepare to leave the besieged Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk, on the outskirts of Damascus, on February 4. Tens of thousands of Palestinians—who were either expelled from or are the descendants of those expelled from their original homes in 1948 and 1967—have now fled Syria’s civil war.
Feb 19, 2014 / SANA
How Universal Pre-K Could Redistribute Wealth—Right Here, Right Now How Universal Pre-K Could Redistribute Wealth—Right Here, Right Now
The case for Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan does not actually require copious amounts of data on long-term educational outcomes.
Feb 12, 2014 / Betsy Reed
Why We Need a Bank at the Post Office Why We Need a Bank at the Post Office
Senator Elizabeth Warren points out that reviving this old institution would provide basic services to millions of underserved Americans.
Feb 12, 2014 / John Nichols
7 Questions for Rachel Kushner 7 Questions for Rachel Kushner
The author of The Flamethrowers weighs in on literary inspiration, motorcycle crashes and why radicals prefer hardcover.
Feb 12, 2014 / Jon Wiener