Politics

Texas Memorial Stadium, University of Texas at Austin.

The University of Texas Just Handed Out a $6 Million Golden Parachute The University of Texas Just Handed Out a $6 Million Golden Parachute

The nation’s biggest college sports program just paid its new director $6 million to quit.

Sep 16, 2015 / Dave Zirin

US Intelligence Is More Privatized Than Ever Before

US Intelligence Is More Privatized Than Ever Before US Intelligence Is More Privatized Than Ever Before

Despite hacks, leaks, and system failures, for-profit contractors are still getting lucrative intelligence contracts.

Sep 16, 2015 / Tim Shorrock

Are Colbert’s New Politics Softer, or Just More Subtle?

Are Colbert’s New Politics Softer, or Just More Subtle? Are Colbert’s New Politics Softer, or Just More Subtle?

A political comedian reviews the first of the new Late Show.

Sep 16, 2015 / Katie Halper

One of New York's high-rise housing projects.

What if You Couldn’t Talk to Your Own Landlord? What if You Couldn’t Talk to Your Own Landlord?

New York City’s Housing Authority has only six employees dedicated to managing language services across the 400,000-tenant system, and only two of them speak Chinese.

Sep 15, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Hillary Clinton on Iran Deal

Hawks Aren’t Giving the Iran Deal a Chance Hawks Aren’t Giving the Iran Deal a Chance

Bellicose posturing too often ends up isolating the United States—and undermining our security.

Sep 15, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Donald Trump a rally

Shouting Back at Donald Trump Shouting Back at Donald Trump

Trump’s circus of anti-immigrant rhetoric is all fun and games until someone gets attacked.

Sep 15, 2015 / Julianne Hing

5 Vital Lessons From American Labor’s Rise and Fall

5 Vital Lessons From American Labor’s Rise and Fall 5 Vital Lessons From American Labor’s Rise and Fall

America’s unions have been in retreat for decades—but can history point toward some fresh starts?

Sep 15, 2015 / Audio / James M. Larkin

Ignacio Escolar

The Spanish Media Are the Worst in Europe. These Upstarts Are Trying to Change That. The Spanish Media Are the Worst in Europe. These Upstarts Are Trying to Change That.

A broad range of leftist media projects committed to democracy and transparency have flourished in recent years.

Sep 15, 2015 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Nurture That Resentment, Young Man! Nurture That Resentment, Young Man!

The tragic end of a great political love affair.

Sep 15, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

Bernie in the Lion’s Den

Bernie in the Lion’s Den Bernie in the Lion’s Den

The socialist senator from Vermont wasn’t exactly eaten alive at Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University in Lynchburg.

Sep 14, 2015 / D.D. Guttenplan

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