Eight Things I Miss About the Cold War Eight Things I Miss About the Cold War
Fifty years ago, college was cheap, unions were strong and there was no terrorism-industrial complex.
Jan 15, 2013 / Jon Wiener
For Kerry’s Seat, Party Activists Push Barney Frank Online For Kerry’s Seat, Party Activists Push Barney Frank Online
Although Governor Deval Patrick said it won’t affect his choice of a replacement, the petition drive could raise pressure to involve citizens in the process.
Jan 14, 2013 / Ari Melber
Dave Zirin: The Super Bowl’s Biggest Controversy-in-the-Making Dave Zirin: The Super Bowl’s Biggest Controversy-in-the-Making
On Up with Chris Hayes, Dave Zirin discusses this year’s controversial Super Bowl ad.
Jan 14, 2013 / Press Room
Big Week for Gun Control, and the Debate Is Moving Left Big Week for Gun Control, and the Debate Is Moving Left
A strong set of reform proposals from an influential center-left think tank raises pressure on politicians to create real change.
Jan 14, 2013 / George Zornick
Lance Armstrong’s Discordant Redemption Song Lance Armstrong’s Discordant Redemption Song
Lance Armstrong will attempt the impossible comeback this week. Given the masters he must appease, Oprah will not be enough.
Jan 14, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Millennials and Guns Millennials and Guns
The youth-driven Gun Violence Prevention Task Force aims to delineate reasonable but meaningful solutions.
Jan 14, 2013 / StudentNation / Ryan Dahrouge, Jamira Burley, and StudentNation
The Pentagon: A Global NRA The Pentagon: A Global NRA
The Pentagon is intent on pursuing its own global version of the Second Amendment.
Jan 14, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt
Everybody Should Be Watching HBO’s ‘Enlightened’ Everybody Should Be Watching HBO’s ‘Enlightened’
People talk a blue streak about Lena Dunham‘s Girls, but Enlightened has a deeper grasp of the world, including the problems of anti-corporate activism.
Jan 13, 2013 / Michelle Dean
Remembering Aaron Swartz Remembering Aaron Swartz
Each of our minds contain a universe, but how is it that his mind contained fourteen or fifteen of them?
Jan 12, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
ICE Arrests, Releases Prominent Immigration Activist’s Family Members ICE Arrests, Releases Prominent Immigration Activist’s Family Members
ICE’s contradictory policies are evident in the detention and almost immediate release of two undocumented immigrants.
Jan 11, 2013 / Aura Bogado