Pelé Said What? Pelé Said What?
Brazilian soccer legend Pelé has long loathed the political spotlight. He grabbed it this week to criticize the very World Cup he helped bring to his country.
May 20, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin
How the Media’s VA ‘Scandal’ Coverage Is Making the Same Old Mistakes How the Media’s VA ‘Scandal’ Coverage Is Making the Same Old Mistakes
Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on the media.
May 20, 2014 / Blog / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Will GOP Leaders Block Another Immigration Measure? Will GOP Leaders Block Another Immigration Measure?
The Republican leadership is poised once again to back away from immigration reform, rather than take on the far right.
May 20, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Reports of Worker Abuse Continue at NYU’s Newly Completed Abu Dhabi Campus Reports of Worker Abuse Continue at NYU’s Newly Completed Abu Dhabi Campus
To build the university where Bill Clinton will speak this week, laborers are paid less than what was contracted, are refused their own passports and bank cards and sleep a dozen t...
May 20, 2014 / StudentNation / Helen Holmes, Ari Lipsitz, and StudentNation
Thanks to the Roberts Court, Corporations Have More Constitutional Rights Than Actual People Thanks to the Roberts Court, Corporations Have More Constitutional Rights Than Actual People
In case after case, the Court is expanding the power of corporations and the very wealthy while making it harder for ordinary citizens to fight back.
May 20, 2014 / Blog / William Greider
Feminism Has Just Started (and It’s Not Stopping Now) Feminism Has Just Started (and It’s Not Stopping Now)
We are witnessing a full-fledged war, not of the sexes, but of gender roles.
May 20, 2014 / Rebecca Solnit
The ‘Despicable Karl Rove Playbook’ Targets Hillary Clinton The ‘Despicable Karl Rove Playbook’ Targets Hillary Clinton
Without fresh 2016 presidential candidates, Republicans will direct all their energies to tearing down Hillary Clinton.
May 20, 2014 / Nation in the News / Press Room
When Guns Are Everywhere, Only People With Guns Will Have Guns When Guns Are Everywhere, Only People With Guns Will Have Guns
Fingers crossed they’re the good kind.
May 20, 2014 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow
What Makes Ohio State the Most Unequal Public University in America? What Makes Ohio State the Most Unequal Public University in America?
Across the US, student debt is worst at schools with the highest-paid presidents.
May 19, 2014 / Blog / Jon Wiener
The University of Chicago Is Bidding for the Obama Library, but Activists Would Rather Have a Trauma Center The University of Chicago Is Bidding for the Obama Library, but Activists Would Rather Have a Trauma Center
Community groups say building a trauma in Chicago’s South Side would save lives.
May 19, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh