The Price of Dissent in Saudi Arabia The Price of Dissent in Saudi Arabia
Hamza Kashgari’s persecution—merely for tweeting uncertainty about his religious faith—exposes the cynicism and brutality of the kingdom’s royal-clerical ru...
Feb 15, 2012 / Toby C. Jones
Ari Berman: Behind the Republicans’ Racialized Redistricting Strategy Ari Berman: Behind the Republicans’ Racialized Redistricting Strategy
Republicans are trying to turn their party into the “white party” and the Democratic party into the “black party.”
Feb 15, 2012 / Press Room
America’s Youth Uprising America’s Youth Uprising
The renewal of labor militancy and radical politics is being led by a rising generation with its own rock-and-rap passion.
Feb 15, 2012 / John Nichols
The Ugly Truth Behind Michigan’s Budget Surplus The Ugly Truth Behind Michigan’s Budget Surplus
Gov. Rick Snyder’s ruthless austerity measures have made the state a bleak place to live, work and go to school.
Feb 15, 2012 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Obama ‘Has Tried to Lead by Consensus’ Katrina vanden Heuvel: Obama ‘Has Tried to Lead by Consensus’
How can Obama boost his chances of re-election?
Feb 15, 2012 / Press Room
2012: Year of the Woman? 2012: Year of the Woman?
Challenging the Republican men who are waging the War on Women.
Feb 15, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Manhattan District Attorney Subpoenas Occupy Protester’s Twitter Account Manhattan District Attorney Subpoenas Occupy Protester’s Twitter Account
Law enforcement appears to be regularly sending subpoenas to social media companies. This time, the target found out about it.
Feb 15, 2012 / Emily Jane Goodman
Jeremy Lin! Why the Knicks’ New Star Is Not the New Tebow Jeremy Lin! Why the Knicks’ New Star Is Not the New Tebow
It’s an easy comparison. It’'s also dead wrong. The conflation of their stories does little more than burnish Tebow’s credentials at Lin’s expense.
Feb 15, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Israel’s New Left Goes Online Israel’s New Left Goes Online
The brash webzine +972 is challenging a political and media culture that has moved steadily to the right.
Feb 15, 2012 / Feature / Sarah Wildman
Galileo’s Credo Galileo’s Credo
Two new biographies differ over the astronomer’s view of the relationship between science and faith.
Feb 15, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Paula Findlen