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What ‘The Wall Street Journal’ Gets Totally Wrong About Bernie Sanders’s Agenda

What ‘The Wall Street Journal’ Gets Totally Wrong About Bernie Sanders’s Agenda What ‘The Wall Street Journal’ Gets Totally Wrong About Bernie Sanders’s Agenda

The Journal wants to shock and awe voters with big numbers, but Sanders’s proposals would save America big bucks.

Sep 16, 2015 / Joshua Holland

The Obama Administration Rejects Russia’s Offer to Form a New Military Coalition vs. ISIS in Syria

The Obama Administration Rejects Russia’s Offer to Form a New Military Coalition vs. ISIS in Syria The Obama Administration Rejects Russia’s Offer to Form a New Military Coalition vs. ISIS in Syria

Has it created another front in the new Cold War?

Sep 16, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

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

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

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

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

The Problem With Idolizing Sexual Liberation

The Problem With Idolizing Sexual Liberation The Problem With Idolizing Sexual Liberation

For a lot of people, the contemporary sexual regime celebrating pleasure above all else isn’t that much fun.

Sep 14, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg

No, We Shouldn’t Privatize PBS

No, We Shouldn’t Privatize PBS No, We Shouldn’t Privatize PBS

As Sesame Street partners with HBO, it’s important to remember the vitality of public television.

Sep 14, 2015 / William F. Baker and Evan Leatherwood

The Prophets: On the Conjoined Legacies of Moses Malone and ‘Chocolate Thunder’

The Prophets: On the Conjoined Legacies of Moses Malone and ‘Chocolate Thunder’ The Prophets: On the Conjoined Legacies of Moses Malone and ‘Chocolate Thunder’

Moses Malone and Darryl Dawkins may have passed away well too soon, but they will be remembered for what they stood for and whom they affected.

Sep 14, 2015 / Dave Zirin

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