Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Egypt’s Crackdown Widens Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Egypt’s Crackdown Widens
Egypt’s brutal suppression of the Muslim Brotherhood has now widened to include journalists, non-Islamist activists and students.
Dec 19, 2013 / Press Room
Why Is There No Mark Twain to Skewer Our Gilded Age? Why Is There No Mark Twain to Skewer Our Gilded Age?
It can’t be for lack of subjects.
Dec 19, 2013 / Lewis Lapham
Celebrating Willy Brandt’s 100th Birthday Celebrating Willy Brandt’s 100th Birthday
He risked his life in the underground against the Nazis, helped rebuild German social democracy after the war and laid the groundwork for reconciliation of East and West. Lebe wohl...
Dec 19, 2013 / Norman Birnbaum
Liz Cheney’s Husband Registers to Vote in Two States? Is That ‘Voter Fraud’? Liz Cheney’s Husband Registers to Vote in Two States? Is That ‘Voter Fraud’?
The strange tale of the Senate candidate’s spouse reminds of how absurd most fraud claims are.
Dec 19, 2013 / John Nichols
What Will the ‘Billie Jean Delegation’ Mean for LGBT Rights in Sochi? What Will the ‘Billie Jean Delegation’ Mean for LGBT Rights in Sochi?
The Obama administation has made a welcome and provocative choice to represent the United States in Sochi.
Dec 19, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Harkin Calls Out Congressional Scrooges and Their ‘Benign Neglect’ Harkin Calls Out Congressional Scrooges and Their ‘Benign Neglect’
Washington is making life harder for most middle- and low-income Americans. Why?
Dec 18, 2013 / George Zornick
The Progressive Honor Roll of 2013 The Progressive Honor Roll of 2013
We celebrate these heroes both for their accomplishments of the past year and their determination to do even more in 2014.
Dec 18, 2013 / Feature / John Nichols
Bluegrass Uprising Bluegrass Uprising
As American energy production booms, thousands face pipelines in their backyards.
Dec 18, 2013 / Feature / Madeline Ostrander
Mandela’s Last Gift Mandela’s Last Gift
By the time of his death at age 95, South Africans were well prepared to keep his dream alive—that too is part of Nelson Mandela’s great legacy.
Dec 18, 2013 / Douglas Foster
Is Pope Francis the New Champion of Liberation Theology? Is Pope Francis the New Champion of Liberation Theology?
In attacking “the structural causes of inequality,” he is reviving that great movement’s “preferential option for the poor.”
Dec 18, 2013 / Feature / Harvey Cox