Mandela and Mugabe Mandela and Mugabe
The road not taken by South Africa’s neighbor makes Nelson Mandela’s gift all the more remarkable.
Dec 6, 2013 / Farai Chideya
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 12/6/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 12/6/13
This week: urban uprisings, the privatization of Mexico's oil industry and New York City's 18th century grave robbers.
Dec 6, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Verizon, the FCC and What You Need to Know About Net Neutrality Verizon, the FCC and What You Need to Know About Net Neutrality
Why is Verizon suing the FCC over net neutrality regulations?
Dec 6, 2013 / Leticia Miranda
What Third Way Reveals About the Beltway What Third Way Reveals About the Beltway
Eric on coffee table books and Reed on the problem with centrism-for-centrism's-sake.
Dec 6, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
What Does the American Studies Association’s Israel Boycott Mean for Academic Freedom? What Does the American Studies Association’s Israel Boycott Mean for Academic Freedom?
The BDS movement is having a powerful impact in Israel, but there are dangers in applying boycotts to academia.
Dec 6, 2013 / Michelle Goldberg
Jeremy Scahill: Lessons From ‘Dirty Wars’ Jeremy Scahill: Lessons From ‘Dirty Wars’
Take a look at the consequences of Obama's targeted killing program.
Dec 6, 2013 / Press Room
Third Way Shares Consultant With Group Spending Big to Defeat Third Way Co-Chairs Third Way Shares Consultant With Group Spending Big to Defeat Third Way Co-Chairs
Third Way's fundraising consultant's biggest client is a group devoted to defeating Third Way Democrats.
Dec 6, 2013 / Lee Fang
The Meaning of Mandela The Meaning of Mandela
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 6, 2013 / Douglas Foster
Why Is a Senate Democrat Agreeing to Another $8 Billion in Food Stamp Cuts? Why Is a Senate Democrat Agreeing to Another $8 Billion in Food Stamp Cuts?
While Obama described his vision for an economy defined by mobility, Senator Debbie Stabenow cut a deal for at least another $8 billion in food stamp cuts.
Dec 6, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Closing the Archive: The Death of André Schiffrin Closing the Archive: The Death of André Schiffrin
André possessed a radical view of what might matter to our world.
Dec 5, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt