Can a Liberal Mayor Be Financially Responsible? Can a Liberal Mayor Be Financially Responsible?
According to the right-wing media’s script, of course not.
Jun 18, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman
George W. Bush’s Legacy Is Alive and Well in Iraq George W. Bush’s Legacy Is Alive and Well in Iraq
Former president Bush is to blame for the present crisis in Iraq—along with decades of murder, lies and imperial aggression.
Jun 18, 2014 / Robert Scheer
Dispatches From Brazil’s World Cup: Real Estate Frenzy Provokes ‘Psychological Attack’ to Oust Favela Residents Dispatches From Brazil’s World Cup: Real Estate Frenzy Provokes ‘Psychological Attack’ to Oust Favela Residents
Favela Vila Autódromo has lost 30 percent of its homes in the last year. Their crime is being next to the 2016 Olympic Village.
Jun 18, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Making Dissent a Mental Illness Making Dissent a Mental Illness
On Bowe Bergdahl and conscientious objection
Jun 18, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Does Genetics Cause War and Peace? Does Genetics Cause War and Peace?
A new book distorts science to define race.
Jun 18, 2014 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Easy Fix Easy Fix
“Texas GOP supports ‘reparative therapy.’” —CNN Gay marriage ? They’ll stop it, at least in one state. But how? It’s quite simple: turn everyone straight.
Jun 18, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Beltway Media Gets the Iraq War Band Back Together The Beltway Media Gets the Iraq War Band Back Together
Reed on Iraq and the US establishment press.
Jun 18, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Will Obama Listen to Slaughter and Power? Will Obama Listen to Slaughter and Power?
Liberal interventionists join GOP hawks and The Wall Street Journal in demanding war.
Jun 18, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
‘They Only Value Animals, Not Work’: Lax Labor Regulations for Migrant Cowboys Outlawed ‘They Only Value Animals, Not Work’: Lax Labor Regulations for Migrant Cowboys Outlawed
Migrant herders fight for key-labor protections.
Jun 18, 2014 / Michelle Chen
India’s Missing Women India’s Missing Women
Why does the belief that women are safest when secluded still hold sway in India?
Jun 18, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Gaiutra Bahadur