Occupy America Occupy America
As Occupy Wall Street spreads, more than 115 parallel occupations have cropped up in cities around the world. Is this the beginning of something new?
Oct 5, 2011 / The Editors
Occupying Wall Street, Building a Movement Occupying Wall Street, Building a Movement
The OWS phenomenon has inspired millions. If it links up with the slow, difficult work of movement-building, it can bring about systemic change.
Oct 5, 2011 / Peter Dreier
Noted. Noted.
Ari Berman on the GOP voting laws, Robert Gangi on NYPD drug arrests, Alia Malek on the Irvine 11 and Peter Rothberg on Wangari Maathai
Oct 5, 2011 / Various Contributors
The UK’s Labour Party Finds Its Voice The UK’s Labour Party Finds Its Voice
Ed Miliband has began to nudge his party in a new direction—a left populism that just might challenge Britain’s real rulers, in corporate boardrooms and in Parliament.
Oct 5, 2011 / D.D. Guttenplan
Cruel America Cruel America
Roars of applause for executions at the GOP debate, official approval of torture, barbaric prison conditions, obstruction of aid to storm victims and children in need—is our ...
Sep 28, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Schell
Noted. Noted.
Richard Kim on the hikers released by Iran, Allison Kilkenny on Occupy Wall Street, Josh Eidelson on the fight For women priests
Sep 28, 2011 / Various Contributors
Save the Post Office! Save the Post Office!
The privatization vultures and deficit hawks want to pick apart this essential public service. But the PO is not only a vital community asset; it’s perfectly positioned to le...
Sep 28, 2011 / John Nichols
What Is It Like to Be Both Black and Jewish? What Is It Like to Be Both Black and Jewish?
I was aware not only of being hated but also of hating myself from two points of view in the same mind—a brand of self-hatred that identifies the me in you and hates you for ...
Sep 28, 2011 / Walter Mosley
The Killing of Troy Davis The Killing of Troy Davis
There will not be justice for Troy Davis. But his case has reawakened Americans to a relic of injustice that must be abolished once and for all.
Sep 21, 2011 / The Editors
Will Obama Fix Rigged Union Elections? Will Obama Fix Rigged Union Elections?
The NLRB has proposed a rule change that would make it much easier for workers to organize. No wonder the business lobby is up in arms.
Sep 21, 2011 / Gordon Lafer