The War of the Image Managers The War of the Image Managers
How can two generals be hailed as military heroes, when the wars they commanded failed spectacularly?
Nov 29, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
The NFL’s Coming Conflict on Cannabis The NFL’s Coming Conflict on Cannabis
Recent referendums raise real questions for what the NFL should be saying about marijuana.
Nov 29, 2012 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Generals Behaving Badly Generals Behaving Badly
Petraeus may have had the affair, but we're all responsible for the U.S' worshipful embrace of our military generals.
Nov 29, 2012 / William J. Astore
How Students in San Jose Raised the Minimum Wage How Students in San Jose Raised the Minimum Wage
A regional college class made social justice happen on November 6.
Nov 28, 2012 / Editorial / Gabriel Thompson
How Mergermania Is Destroying Book Publishing How Mergermania Is Destroying Book Publishing
The merger of Penguin and Random House is part of a trend that has been deadly for literary authors and serious nonfiction.
Nov 28, 2012 / Books & the Arts / André Schiffrin
Rupert Murdoch and the ‘Jewish Owned Press’ Rupert Murdoch and the ‘Jewish Owned Press’
The Fox News owner resorted to an anti-Semitic canard in attacking alleged media bias against Israel.
Nov 28, 2012 / Column / Eric Alterman
PHOTOESSAY: The Sandy-Ravaged Rockaways, One Month Out PHOTOESSAY: The Sandy-Ravaged Rockaways, One Month Out
Mutual aid is alive and well on the devastated peninsula, filling in where the government failed.
Nov 28, 2012 / StudentNation / Ayasha Guerin
When Domestic Workers Suffer, Our Economy Suffers When Domestic Workers Suffer, Our Economy Suffers
One of the fastest-growing job sectors in the country pays $10 per hour. That’s a big problem.
Nov 28, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert
Republicans Begin Pivot on Immigration Republicans Begin Pivot on Immigration
The Republican answer to the DREAM Act—the Achieve Act—still falls short of what the GOP needs to win over voters.
Young and the Restless: On Brigham Young Young and the Restless: On Brigham Young
How the American Moses became America’s first spiritual manager in the wilderness of Scripture-infused capitalism.
Nov 28, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann