How Long Have We Really Been ‘One Nation Under God’? How Long Have We Really Been ‘One Nation Under God’?
Kevin Kruse’s new book explores how “Christian America” was invented to fight FDR’s New Deal.
May 19, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Molly Worthen
Having a Wedding? A Sweet 16? Consider One of Brazil’s World Cup Stadiums! Having a Wedding? A Sweet 16? Consider One of Brazil’s World Cup Stadiums!
Who could have predicted that Brazil’s World Cup buildup would have disastrous results—other than everyone not financially vested in its success?
May 19, 2015 / Dave Zirin
What’s Wrong With the Federal Death Penalty What’s Wrong With the Federal Death Penalty
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death by a federal jury in a state that firmly repudiates capital punishment.
May 19, 2015 / Bruce Shapiro
Bernie Sanders Has a Plan: Tax Wall Street and Make College Free Bernie Sanders Has a Plan: Tax Wall Street and Make College Free
A Robin Hood Tax on financial transactions could make higher education available for all.
May 19, 2015 / John Nichols
9 Headlines We Guarantee You’ll See Again Sooner Than You Think 9 Headlines We Guarantee You’ll See Again Sooner Than You Think
From toddlers with guns to wedding parties hit by drones, here’s the news for tomorrow.
May 19, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
Cartoonists Make Soft Targets Cartoonists Make Soft Targets
Especially when their cartoons are so dreadfully unpleasant.
May 19, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
It’s Election Day in Philadelphia: Will a Trio of Wealthy School ‘Reformers’ Buy the Mayor’s Race? It’s Election Day in Philadelphia: Will a Trio of Wealthy School ‘Reformers’ Buy the Mayor’s Race?
Six weeks after Rahm Emanuel defeated populist, pro-teacher candidate Chuy Garcia in Chicago, public-school advocates are mobilizing for victory in Philly.
May 19, 2015 / Daniel Denvir
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the End of Innocence Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the End of Innocence
Let’s fight for the right to make horrible mistakes, but remain in the realm of the living.
May 18, 2015 / Debbie Nathan
Students Walk Out for Community College, Hunger Strike for Janitors, and Mass for Tony Robinson Students Walk Out for Community College, Hunger Strike for Janitors, and Mass for Tony Robinson
As the semester ends, the action ramps up.
May 18, 2015 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Verizon Swallows Net-Neutrality Champion Huffington Post Verizon Swallows Net-Neutrality Champion Huffington Post
What happens to press freedom when an ALEC-supporting telecom giant owns one of the world’s most-read news sites?
May 15, 2015 / Leslie Savan