Colbert in Iraq: Highlight Reel Colbert in Iraq: Highlight Reel
Ice Cream and puppies don't travel well to Iraq but Stephen Colbert does on his week-long USO broadcast.
Jun 12, 2009 / The Colbert Report
Tennessee Spill: Regulation Hazards Tennessee Spill: Regulation Hazards
The recent coal ash spill in Tennessee reveals the toxic fallacy that states should regulate industrial waste.
Jun 12, 2009 / Feature / Kelly Hearn
California’s Higher Education Crisis California’s Higher Education Crisis
Governor Schwarzenegger's proposed budget cuts would be an unmitigated disaster for California's public universities.
Jun 12, 2009 / Feature / Laila Lalami
Jobbik Rising Jobbik Rising
What's behind the recent success of Hungary's right-wing political party?
Jun 12, 2009 / Feature / Jordan Stancil
The “O” in Socialism The “O” in Socialism
Just recently, things were looking up for socialism. In April, a much-discussed Rasmussen poll reported that only 53 percent of Americans expressed a preference for capitalism. The...
Jun 12, 2009 / Betsy Reed
Why Vote ‘Yes’ for the War and the IMF? Why Vote ‘Yes’ for the War and the IMF?
The Obama administration and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are aggressively whipping House Democrats to support the 2009 war supplemental bill that seeks to steer another $10o billio...
Jun 12, 2009 / John Nichols
An Open Letter to the Orlando Sentinel An Open Letter to the Orlando Sentinel
Dave Zirin's recent Nation article exposed the ways that the owner of the Orlando Magic, whose team is currently facing off against the Los Angeles Lakers for the NBA title, is u...
Jun 12, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
It’s Official–The Era of Cheap Oil Is Over It’s Official–The Era of Cheap Oil Is Over
For the first time, the US Energy Department has conceded that peak oil is the new norm.
Jun 11, 2009 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
Vick and Clarett’s ‘Right of Return’ Vick and Clarett’s ‘Right of Return’
Michael Vick and Maurice Clarett deserve a second chance to play in the NFL--not because they are innocent, but because the system itself is so profoundly guilty.
Jun 11, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Bibi’s Media Manipulations Bibi’s Media Manipulations
Pushed by Obama to dismantle illegal settlements, Netanyahu manipulates the media to show Israel will end up in a civil war if the White House stands firm.
Jun 11, 2009 / Feature / Neve Gordon