Pakistan’s K Street Connections Pakistan’s K Street Connections
Pakistan's lobbyists in Washington will have a tough time answering questions about the country's possible role in sheltering Osama bin Laden.
May 4, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman
Shut Up and Play? Patriotism, Jock Culture and the Limits of Free Speech Shut Up and Play? Patriotism, Jock Culture and the Limits of Free Speech
Some athletes have dared to buck the patriotic trend, and in the process have learned a tough lesson about the limits of free speech in the jockocracy.
May 4, 2011 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
GOP on the Brink of Weakening Flight Safety Rules GOP on the Brink of Weakening Flight Safety Rules
Backed by aviation industry money, the GOP is trying to weaken common-sense flight safety rules. Famed pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and others push back.
May 4, 2011 / The Notion / George Zornick
Give a Penny, Save a Teacher Give a Penny, Save a Teacher
Thousands of protesters in North Carolina and Pennsylvania descended upon their State Capitols to demand an end to education cuts, gas companies giveaways, and corporate loopholes.
May 4, 2011 / The Notion / Allison Kilkenny
Senator Dick Durbin Questions Sending ‘One More’ Soldier to Die in Afghanistan Senator Dick Durbin Questions Sending ‘One More’ Soldier to Die in Afghanistan
The Senate's number-two Democrat wonders why the United States is sending troops to die in an unwinnable war. How many other legislators will follow?
May 3, 2011 / The Notion / George Zornick
An Appeal From Journalists to Iran on World Press Freedom Day An Appeal From Journalists to Iran on World Press Freedom Day
Editors and colleauges of Shane Bauer, a Nation contributor, urge Iran to release him and his friend Josh Fattal.
May 3, 2011 / The Notion / Richard Kim
Eighty-Nine Arrested Protesting Paul Ryan’s Medicaid Cuts Eighty-Nine Arrested Protesting Paul Ryan’s Medicaid Cuts
Plus, thousands are expected to turn out in North Carolina and Pennsylvania today to protest state budget cuts.
May 3, 2011 / The Notion / Allison Kilkenny
New Photos: Obama Overseeing the bin Laden Operation New Photos: Obama Overseeing the bin Laden Operation
The White House has long used Flickr, the photo-sharing website, to publish images from behind the scenes of government. The new pictures of the bin Laden operation are sure to cap...
May 3, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Melber
Searching for Closure at Ground Zero Searching for Closure at Ground Zero
Closure. That was the word on people’s lips last night after President Obama announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed in a firefight with US forces in Pakistan.
May 2, 2011 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
Sports, bin Laden and the New Normal Sports, bin Laden and the New Normal
The death of Osama bin Laden was reflected immediately in the rapturious cheers of sports fans. It was another sign how 9/11 changed everything, in terms of politics at the park.
May 2, 2011 / The Notion / Dave Zirin