Passing the Signal Along Passing the Signal Along
The task of a critic has to do with the nature of the knowledge we call art.
Feb 28, 2013 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
Financial Transactions Tax Introduced Again—Can It Pass This Time? Financial Transactions Tax Introduced Again—Can It Pass This Time?
The tariff on transactions would cost the average investor little while deterring risky high-volume trading—and Jack Lew seems open to the idea.
Feb 28, 2013 / George Zornick
My Favorite Things: God Bless America Edition My Favorite Things: God Bless America Edition
A list of some of the most memorable cultural and sports moments in this country.
Feb 28, 2013 / Eric Alterman
Five Things You Should Know About Immigration Reform Five Things You Should Know About Immigration Reform
All the rhetoric surrounding immigration reform tends to obscure some basic facts.
Feb 28, 2013 / Aura Bogado and Francis Reynolds
The Folly of Arming Syria’s Rebels The Folly of Arming Syria’s Rebels
In Washington, the drumbeat is intensifying for yet another Middle East civil war.
Feb 28, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
‘Homeland Security’: The Trillion-Dollar Concept That No One Can Define ‘Homeland Security’: The Trillion-Dollar Concept That No One Can Define
Few are asking the hard questions about what security we actually need—and how to keep track of the billions of dollars that the government pours into it.
Feb 28, 2013 / Mattea Kramer and Chris Hellman
NFL Bosses to Players: Who Are You Shtupping? NFL Bosses to Players: Who Are You Shtupping?
Questioning a player’s sexuality is more than an embarrassment for the NFL. It’s illegal.
Feb 28, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Ari Berman: Why Is the Voting Rights Act on the Chopping Block? Ari Berman: Why Is the Voting Rights Act on the Chopping Block?
Ari Berman appears on Washington Journal to debate the importance of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act—which is currently under review by the Supreme Court.
Feb 27, 2013 / Press Room
Congress Honors Rosa Parks While the Supreme Court Targets the Voting Rights Act Congress Honors Rosa Parks While the Supreme Court Targets the Voting Rights Act
On the day Congress unveils a statue to Rosa Parks, the Supreme Court prepares to gut the centerpiece of the Voting Rights Act
Feb 27, 2013 / Ari Berman
Stephane Hessel: There Is Always an Alternative to Injustice Stephane Hessel: There Is Always an Alternative to Injustice
Remembering the French resistance spy, diplomat, Buchenwald survivor and human rights defender.
Feb 27, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel