Maya Angelou’s Civil Rights Legacy Maya Angelou’s Civil Rights Legacy
A brilliant author who organized with Dr. King and served on the staff of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
May 28, 2014 / John Nichols
Fear and Self-Loathing in Isla Vista Fear and Self-Loathing in Isla Vista
The UCSB shooter was obsessed with class status, racial hierarchies and the belief that certain women owed him sex and their attention.
May 28, 2014 / Dani McClain
Congress Could Slow Obama’s Push for a Longer Afghan War Congress Could Slow Obama’s Push for a Longer Afghan War
Obama wants to keep almost 10,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014, but some members of Congress are saying “not so fast.”
May 28, 2014 / George Zornick
Obama Says War Is Not the Answer Obama Says War Is Not the Answer
The president delivers a robust defense of his reluctance to use military force. Well, except for drones.
May 28, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
The New Battle of Britain: How Labour Needs to Respond to the Far Right The New Battle of Britain: How Labour Needs to Respond to the Far Right
Labour has to lead the case for a modern, multicultural society that needs the skills of migrants to compete in the global economy.
May 28, 2014 / Harris Beider
How a Far-Right, Anti-Immigrant Party Became France’s ‘New Normal’ How a Far-Right, Anti-Immigrant Party Became France’s ‘New Normal’
For the first time in recorded history, the ultra-right-wing National Front came first in a national election.
May 28, 2014 / Cécile Alduy
Let’s Stop Subsidizing Economic Inequality Let’s Stop Subsidizing Economic Inequality
Why must you and I foot the bill, via our taxes, for the callousness of Wal-Mart or Domino's?
May 28, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Border Agency Won’t Release ‘Scathing’ Review of Its Own Use-of-Force Policies Border Agency Won’t Release ‘Scathing’ Review of Its Own Use-of-Force Policies
US border agents have killed forty-five people since 2005.
May 27, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Class War: Thailand’s Military Coup Class War: Thailand’s Military Coup
Outnumbered by the country’s rural voters, Thailand’s once vibrantly democratic urban middle class has embraced an elitist, antidemocratic agenda.
May 27, 2014 / Walden Bello and Foreign Policy In Focus
How UC–Santa Barbara Can Turn Grief Into Action: Divest From Gun Manufacturers How UC–Santa Barbara Can Turn Grief Into Action: Divest From Gun Manufacturers
Our communities are bearing the brunt of gun violence while corporate executives reap the financial rewards.
May 27, 2014 / Peter Dreier and Jennifer Fiore