Meet the Millennial Budget Meet the Millennial Budget
The outcome of the budget debate will have a huge impact on future generations, as spending decisions will determine how large of a debt is passed on. Several thousand young people...
May 31, 2011 / Video / The Roosevelt Institute
Post-Legal America and the National Security Complex Post-Legal America and the National Security Complex
In terms of what used to be called “foreign policy,” and more recently “national security,” the United States is now a post-legal society.
May 31, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt
Gil Scott-Heron’s Revolution Gil Scott-Heron’s Revolution
Real revolutions will never be televised. But the man who told us that revolutionized music and movements.
May 29, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
The Arrest of Ratko Mladic: A Victory for the EU The Arrest of Ratko Mladic: A Victory for the EU
The path is now open for Serbia’s entry into the Union. But Serbian society has just begun the hard work of coming to terms with the country’s role in perpetrating war ...
May 27, 2011 / Paul Hockenos
When Obama Imposed a No-Touch Zone on DSK When Obama Imposed a No-Touch Zone on DSK
Pepe le Pew meets Michelle.
May 27, 2011 / The Notion / Leslie Savan
Ed Schultz, Laura Ingraham, a Crude Word, a Classy Apology Ed Schultz, Laura Ingraham, a Crude Word, a Classy Apology
It was a bad week for a good man, but the MSNBC host will be back to give voice to working men and women.
May 27, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Putting People in Jail Does Not Lower the Crime Rate Putting People in Jail Does Not Lower the Crime Rate
New statistics on US crime released by the FBI reveal that crime has dropped significantly over the past few years while prison populations have exploded, putting huge strains on s...
May 26, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Michelle Alexander on California’s ‘Cruel and Unusual’ Prisons Michelle Alexander on California’s ‘Cruel and Unusual’ Prisons
The author of The New Jim Crow says that it will take a grassroots movement to tackle our country's addiction to mass incarceration.
May 26, 2011 / Liliana Segura
Where Objectivity Lies… Where Objectivity Lies…
Eric on Chomsky's dishonesty and Reed Richardson on Paul Ryan's medicare debacle.
May 26, 2011 / Blog / Eric Alterman
Putting People in Jail Does Not Lower the Crime Rate Putting People in Jail Does Not Lower the Crime Rate
New statistics on US crime released by the FBI reveal that crime has dropped significantly over the past few years while prison populations have exploded, putting huge strains on s...