Amid Reports of Wrongdoing, Ohio State Football Coach Jim Tressel Resigns Amid Reports of Wrongdoing, Ohio State Football Coach Jim Tressel Resigns
Tressel is just the latest NCAA moralist to take a hard fall.
May 31, 2011 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
The GOP is No Friend to Military Members Struggling During Recession The GOP is No Friend to Military Members Struggling During Recession
Though traditionally thought to be the most “pro-military” party, Republicans in Washington don't seem to care about struggling veterans and active duty service members...
May 30, 2011 / The Notion / George Zornick
When Obama Imposed a No-Touch Zone on DSK When Obama Imposed a No-Touch Zone on DSK
Pepe le Pew meets Michelle.
May 27, 2011 / The Notion / Leslie Savan
iHate Tax Cheats: US Uncut Targets Apple iHate Tax Cheats: US Uncut Targets Apple
US Uncut, the anti–corporate tax dodging group, is now targeting Apple due to its support of an effort that seeks to give corporations that shelter profits overseas a “...
May 27, 2011 / The Notion / Allison Kilkenny
The Tea Party Leads a Revolution Against Itself The Tea Party Leads a Revolution Against Itself
Tea Party–backed House freshmen pocket hundreds of thousands of dollars from the same Wall Street firms they once railed against.
May 26, 2011 / The Notion / Leslie Savan
A Crucial Day in Congress for the Ongoing War In Afghanistan A Crucial Day in Congress for the Ongoing War In Afghanistan
Liveblogging the House's day of votes on bipartisan measures that could stop or slow US military involvement in Afghanistan.
May 26, 2011 / The Notion / George Zornick
House GOP Escalates Attack on Elizabeth Warren, Consumer Bureau House GOP Escalates Attack on Elizabeth Warren, Consumer Bureau
At a testy hearing on Capitol Hill, Republicans intensifed their effort to undermine Elizabeth Warren and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
May 24, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman
L’Affaire DSK: Presumption of Innocence Lost L’Affaire DSK: Presumption of Innocence Lost
How the media frenzy obliterated the presumption of innocence and relentlessly impugned both Strauss-Kahn and his accuser in vulgar stereotypes.
May 24, 2011 / The Notion / Patricia J. Williams
Joakim Noah, the NBA and the ‘New F Bomb’ Joakim Noah, the NBA and the ‘New F Bomb’
Joakim Noah's use of an anti-gay slur continues a discussion that NBA officialdom appears to loathe having.
May 24, 2011 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
Tim Pawlenty’s Extreme Antichoice Record Tim Pawlenty’s Extreme Antichoice Record
Presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty often shies away from discussing his views on abortion, but they are clearly deeply held—and very radical.
May 24, 2011 / The Notion / George Zornick