NFL Season Opens Under the Darkest of Shadows NFL Season Opens Under the Darkest of Shadows
Tragically, player safety has become a political football.
Sep 5, 2012 / Dave Zirin
The Washington Post’s Feckless ‘Fact-Check’ The Washington Post’s Feckless ‘Fact-Check’
Afflicted by the elite journalistic disease of “on-the-one-handism,” the MSM’s supposed arbiters of truth—like the Post’s Glenn Kessler—can't ma...
Sep 5, 2012 / Column / Eric Alterman
Behind the GOP’s Diversity Display Behind the GOP’s Diversity Display
“Diversity” today marks a shift from equal opportunities to photo opportunities; institutions look different but they operate in exactly the same way.
Sep 5, 2012 / Column / Gary Younge
Romney, Obama and ‘Capitalism’ in Israel Romney, Obama and ‘Capitalism’ in Israel
Talk about a tempest in a chicken-soup pot!
Sep 5, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Michelle for the Win Michelle for the Win
Michelle Obama’s mission last night was to convince Americans that she and the president deeply understand the real challenges facing Americans today, and she aced it.
Sep 5, 2012 / Ilyse Hogue
Students, Beware: Private Student-Loan Companies Are Not Your Friends Students, Beware: Private Student-Loan Companies Are Not Your Friends
A devastating report reveals the predatory practices behind the $150 billion private student-lending industry.
Sep 4, 2012 / Kay Steiger
Voter Suppression: The Confederacy Rises Again Voter Suppression: The Confederacy Rises Again
Eight of eleven states in Dixie have passed restrictive voting laws since the 2010 election.
Sep 4, 2012 / Ari Berman
Undocumented Immigrants Take On the DNC Undocumented Immigrants Take On the DNC
The Undocubus activists are calling for the immigration reform that President Obama promised when he first ran for office.
Sep 3, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
No Justice for Rachel Corrie No Justice for Rachel Corrie
An Israeli court absolved the state of responsibility for her death. But the memory of this courageous activist for Palestinian rights will help advance her cause.
Aug 31, 2012 / Neve Gordon
‘Post Truth Politics,’ Continued ‘Post Truth Politics,’ Continued
Eric on the living, the lying, and the Dead, and Reed on media bias.
Aug 31, 2012 / Eric Alterman