Did Obama Just Introduce a ‘Public Option’ for Higher Education? Did Obama Just Introduce a ‘Public Option’ for Higher Education?
The president’s plan to make two years of community college free for some students could solve some of higher education’s most intractable problems.
Jan 9, 2015 / Mike Konczal
Ava DuVernay: ‘Selma’ Is the ‘Vision of a Black Storyteller Undiluted’ Ava DuVernay: ‘Selma’ Is the ‘Vision of a Black Storyteller Undiluted’
The director explains why Selma matters now.
Jan 9, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Mychal Denzel Smith
Congressional Republicans Want to Ban Abortion, but There’s Still Hope for Women’s Health Congressional Republicans Want to Ban Abortion, but There’s Still Hope for Women’s Health
A new report points to states for the way forward.
Jan 9, 2015 / Dani McClain
Police Unions Don’t Serve the People. Can the Labor Movement Force Them To? Police Unions Don’t Serve the People. Can the Labor Movement Force Them To?
We banned police from the “house of labor.” Look at them now.
Jan 9, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Dear Boston: Say Hell No to the Olympic Games Dear Boston: Say Hell No to the Olympic Games
The USOC’s choice to propose having the 2024 Olympics to Boston should be seen as a call to protest.
Jan 9, 2015 / Dave Zirin
The District Attorney Who Failed to Secure an Indictment Against Eric Garner’s Killer May Be Running for Congress The District Attorney Who Failed to Secure an Indictment Against Eric Garner’s Killer May Be Running for Congress
Could the new civil rights movement thwart the Staten Island DA’s ambitions?
Jan 8, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Nous Sommes Tous Charlie: Defend Freedom of Expression in France and Around the World Nous Sommes Tous Charlie: Defend Freedom of Expression in France and Around the World
We cannot have democracy without a free press, and the robust debate it fosters.
Jan 8, 2015 / John Nichols
What’s the Real Reason Al Qaeda Attacked ‘Charlie Hebdo’? What’s the Real Reason Al Qaeda Attacked ‘Charlie Hebdo’?
The attack in Paris was all about polarizing the French and European public.
Jan 8, 2015 / Juan Cole
Fox Captures the Culprit for the Paris Attacks: Bill de Blasio, With an Assist From Obama Fox Captures the Culprit for the Paris Attacks: Bill de Blasio, With an Assist From Obama
Not even the conservative media could connect the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris to #BlackLivesMatter protests in New York City… could they?
Jan 7, 2015 / Leslie Savan
Blowing the Whistle on Government Recklessness Is Not a Crime Blowing the Whistle on Government Recklessness Is Not a Crime
Support Jeffrey Sterling and help resist the Obama administration’s attacks on whistleblowers.
Jan 7, 2015 / NationAction