Politics

The Austerity Doctrine Exposed

The Austerity Doctrine Exposed The Austerity Doctrine Exposed

Budget cuts arise because of crises, not vice versa. Will congressional Republicans ever learn?

Apr 23, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Week in #Fail

The Week in #Fail The Week in #Fail

The media, the austerity-hawks and the government should all just give up.

Apr 23, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

The Long March of Jeremy Scahill’s ‘Dirty Wars’

The Long March of Jeremy Scahill’s ‘Dirty Wars’ The Long March of Jeremy Scahill’s ‘Dirty Wars’

America’s covert warfare—a bizarre form of unconscious wish fulfillment—warrants Scahill’s unembedded, dogged, independent reporting.

Apr 23, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt

How the Climate Reform Effort Was Poisoned From the Inside [EDITORS’ NOTE ADDED ON 4/30/13]

How the Climate Reform Effort Was Poisoned From the Inside [EDITORS’ NOTE ADDED ON 4/30/13] How the Climate Reform Effort Was Poisoned From the Inside [EDITORS’ NOTE ADDED ON 4/30/13]

On this Earth Day, it’s worth reflecting on new disclosures that show the anti–global warming campaign was infiltrated by the opposition.

Apr 22, 2013 / Lee Fang

How Resource Scarcity and Climate Change Could Produce a Global Explosion

How Resource Scarcity and Climate Change Could Produce a Global Explosion How Resource Scarcity and Climate Change Could Produce a Global Explosion

In the coming decades, two converging nightmares are likely to produce a tidal wave of unrest, rebellion, competition and conflict.

Apr 22, 2013 / Michael T. Klare

Elites May Finally Realize Austerity Isn’t the Answer

Elites May Finally Realize Austerity Isn’t the Answer Elites May Finally Realize Austerity Isn’t the Answer

After a series of events this week, is the austerity consensus unraveling?

Apr 22, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

Boston, West, Newtown: For Whom the Bells Toll, For Whom the Alarms Ring

Boston, West, Newtown: For Whom the Bells Toll, For Whom the Alarms Ring Boston, West, Newtown: For Whom the Bells Toll, For Whom the Alarms Ring

There ought to be a response to violence besides callous indifference and total social warfare.

Apr 21, 2013 / Richard Kim

This Week in Nation History: The NRA and the Politics of Fear This Week in Nation History: The NRA and the Politics of Fear

The defeat of President Obama’s gun-control package indicates that lessons from history have been insufficiently learned.

Apr 20, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Why New York Is Still the Capital of Immigrant America

Why New York Is Still the Capital of Immigrant America Why New York Is Still the Capital of Immigrant America

As the country charts a new course on immigration, New York remains a beacon of hope.

Apr 19, 2013 / Ghita Schwarz

Sex, Lies and ‘Education’

Sex, Lies and ‘Education’ Sex, Lies and ‘Education’

In West Virginia, one high school student is standing up for her right to hear the truth—the whole truth—about sexual health.

Apr 19, 2013 / Chloe Angyal

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