Donald Sterling, Awful Sports Owners and the ‘Slippery Slope’ Donald Sterling, Awful Sports Owners and the ‘Slippery Slope’
Few owners would survive the kind of scrutiny that Donald Sterling has been subject to, and that’s exactly why it should be applied.
May 7, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Healing the Rot at the Heart of the Criminal Justice System Healing the Rot at the Heart of the Criminal Justice System
As reforms have caused incarceration rates to fall and the sky has not fallen with it, Americans are increasingly supportive of such measures.
May 7, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Purple Network Opinion Duel: Keystone XL Pipeline The Purple Network Opinion Duel: Keystone XL Pipeline
The first in an ongoing series of debates hosted by Roll Call, National Review and The Nation.
May 7, 2014 / The Nation
Voters Say ‘Yes’ to the Republican Who Said ‘No’ to Wall Street Voters Say ‘Yes’ to the Republican Who Said ‘No’ to Wall Street
North Carolina Congressman Walter Jones beats the bankers, the lobbyists and the neocons.
May 7, 2014 / John Nichols
Snapshot: Last Supper Denied Snapshot: Last Supper Denied
Plates by artist Julie Green illustrating final-meal requests by death-row inmates, including Clayton Lockett’s requested last meal: steak with A-1 sauce, shrimp with cocktail sauce, a baked potato, garlic butter toast, a pecan pie and Coca-Cola Classic with ice. The request was denied because it exceeded $15. He refused an alternative.
May 6, 2014 / Julie Green
How to Shrink Inequality How to Shrink Inequality
It’s not inevitable. Here are ten practical steps to reverse the growing trend.
May 6, 2014 / Feature / Robert B. Reich
Elizabeth Warren Explains Why She Ran for Office Elizabeth Warren Explains Why She Ran for Office
And vows to fight for people who got screwed by Wall Street.
May 6, 2014 / Feature / Elizabeth Warren
University Presses Under Fire University Presses Under Fire
How the Internet and slashed budgets have endangered one of higher education’s most important institutions.
May 6, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Scott Sherman
My Memories of Gabriel García Márquez My Memories of Gabriel García Márquez
What more could a young writer want than to spend hours and hours with the greatest author alive?
May 6, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Ariel Dorfman
Hungary and the End of Politics Hungary and the End of Politics
How Victor Orbán launched a constitutional coup and created a one-party state.
May 6, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Kim Lane Scheppele