Scotland’s Referendum on Austerity Scotland’s Referendum on Austerity
A remarkable democratic debate over independence has forced an admission that austerity is a vital, perhaps definitive, issue.
Sep 17, 2014 / John Nichols
Whatever Happened to Gun Control? Whatever Happened to Gun Control?
The Newtown tragedy was supposed to change everything about gun politics. Why it didn’t—and how reformers might still win.
Sep 16, 2014 / George Zornick
You’ll Have to Rip Benghazi From Fox’s Cold, Dead Hands You’ll Have to Rip Benghazi From Fox’s Cold, Dead Hands
Fox News becomes a caricature of itself, again.
Sep 16, 2014 / Leslie Savan
How the Voice of Janay Rice Has Been Silenced by the Media How the Voice of Janay Rice Has Been Silenced by the Media
Janay Rice is being revictimized by the media.
Sep 16, 2014 / Melissa Harris-Perry
The Questions Congress Should Ask About Obama’s War on ISIS The Questions Congress Should Ask About Obama’s War on ISIS
More than two-dozen groups are calling on lawmakers to address serious gaps and inconsistencies in the president’s strategy.
Sep 16, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Why Hillary Clinton Needs Competition Why Hillary Clinton Needs Competition
Katrina vanden Heuvel says voters want alternatives, and that competition in the Democratic primary would strengthen Hillary's campaign.
Sep 16, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The US Has Been the World’s Sole Superpower for the Last 13 Years—Why Hasn’t It Done Anything Good? The US Has Been the World’s Sole Superpower for the Last 13 Years—Why Hasn’t It Done Anything Good?
Now, across a vast and growing swath of the planet, the main force at work seems not to be the concentration of power, but its fragmentation.
Sep 16, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Obama Reneges on His Foreign-Policy Promises Obama Reneges on His Foreign-Policy Promises
The United States can’t create peace by military force. We can only add to the destruction.
Sep 16, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Hillary Clinton’s Other Campaign: Against Scottish Independence Hillary Clinton’s Other Campaign: Against Scottish Independence
The former secretary of state and President Obama seem to be struggling with the whole “when in the course of human events…” thing.
Sep 16, 2014 / John Nichols