The Lost Cause in Afghanistan: Do We Just Say ‘Oops’? The Lost Cause in Afghanistan: Do We Just Say ‘Oops’?
It’s time to ask hard questions about why the U.S. still hasn’t learned its lesson on nation building abroad.
Oct 17, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Freedom of Beach: Dump ‘Citizens United’ Freedom of Beach: Dump ‘Citizens United’
One thousand San Francisco activists are standing up (by lying down) against the hugely unpopular Supreme Court ruling.
Oct 16, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
More Civilians Slaughtered in Afghanistan in US Airstrike More Civilians Slaughtered in Afghanistan in US Airstrike
Yet again.
Oct 16, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (10/12/12) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (10/12/12)
This week: Canadian donations to American super PACs, religious minorities in Egypt, and much more.
Oct 12, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
The Week of Unhappy Men on the Internet The Week of Unhappy Men on the Internet
It’s time for some men on Twitter to handle criticism better.
Oct 12, 2012 / Blog / Michelle Dean
Romney, If You’re Serious About Deficit Reduction, Leave Big Bird Alone Romney, If You’re Serious About Deficit Reduction, Leave Big Bird Alone
Taking away one of America’s most economically efficient and widely used educational and cultural resources is a bad deal for the American people.
Oct 11, 2012 / William F. Baker and Evan Leatherwood
What We Talk About When We Talk About Lena Dunham What We Talk About When We Talk About Lena Dunham
Why does Lena Dunham really inspire so much charged debate?
Oct 9, 2012 / Blog / Michelle Dean
Should Journalists Use ‘Illegal Immigrant?’ Should Journalists Use ‘Illegal Immigrant?’
Language matters, but to what extent does it affect political progress?
Oct 9, 2012 / Blog / Chris Hayes
#TalkPoverty: After the Debate, More Questions from Families for Obama and Romney #TalkPoverty: After the Debate, More Questions from Families for Obama and Romney
In the first presidential debate, not a single question about poverty and neither candidate showed the slightest inclination to talk about it either.
Oct 8, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (10/5/12) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (10/5/12)
This week: waste in the Department of Homeland Security, Obama's turn on child soldiers and much more.
Oct 4, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation