The Workers’ Think Tank The Workers’ Think Tank
With an eye on the United States and Greece, scholars at the Levy Economics Institute are developing plans to ensure full employment.
Feb 2, 2015 / Sasha Abramsky
Sullivan Versus Sullivan Sullivan Versus Sullivan
From Andrew Sullivan's departure from the blogosphere to Birdman's inevitable wins at the Oscars: it's all inside today's Altercation.
Feb 2, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Open Letter to Roger Goodell: It’s Time to Resign Open Letter to Roger Goodell: It’s Time to Resign
In order to seriously address the issues that plague the NFL, new leadership is required.
Feb 2, 2015 / Dave Zirin
The City That Outlawed Free Food The City That Outlawed Free Food
Activists in Fort Lauderdale have just filed a lawsuit alleging that the city’s ban on providing food to the homeless violates the First Amendment.
Feb 2, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Jesse Hagopian: ‘I Was Pepper-Sprayed by Seattle Police on MLK Day’ Jesse Hagopian: ‘I Was Pepper-Sprayed by Seattle Police on MLK Day’
What do I have to do, so that when my sons recall the sixty-third annual MLK Day celebration, it is about remembering past trials of injustice, rather than endlessly reliving them?...
Feb 2, 2015 / Jesse Hagopian
7 Reasons Why America’s Wars Aren’t Ending Anytime Soon 7 Reasons Why America’s Wars Aren’t Ending Anytime Soon
How never-ending war became—and will stay—the new normal.
Feb 2, 2015 / William J. Astore
The Conspiracy Theory Surrounding The Seahawks’ Last Play The Conspiracy Theory Surrounding The Seahawks’ Last Play
Why did Seattle choke away the Super Bowl? Some inside their locker room think that it’s because they were more concerned about optics than results.
Feb 2, 2015 / Dave Zirin
February 2, 1943: The Soviets Accept Germany’s Surrender in the Battle of Stalingrad February 2, 1943: The Soviets Accept Germany’s Surrender in the Battle of Stalingrad
“Bankers, conservative columnists, and other respectable people” were happy to see a million Russians die to keep open an Eastern front, The Nation noted, but became a ...
Feb 2, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Not So ‘Fresh’: Political Careerist Scott Walker Has Been Running for a Quarter-Century Not So ‘Fresh’: Political Careerist Scott Walker Has Been Running for a Quarter-Century
The 2016 contender is running well because he’s the ultimate political insider.
Feb 1, 2015 / John Nichols
February 1, 1884: The Oxford English Dictionary Begins Publication February 1, 1884: The Oxford English Dictionary Begins Publication
A journey inside the famous Scriptorium of founding OED editor James A.H. Murray.
Feb 1, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac