Society

NFL Lockout!

NFL Lockout! NFL Lockout!

Here is the naked truth: we face the prospect of no pro football in 2011 because the union made a three-word demand that would not have cost owners a dime—open your books.

Mar 24, 2011 / Editorial / Dave Zirin

Happy Birthday, Rupert Murdoch!

Happy Birthday, Rupert Murdoch! Happy Birthday, Rupert Murdoch!

A man like Murdoch deserves to be shunned. That he is celebrated instead tells you almost all you need to know about the insanity that grips our benighted political culture.

Mar 24, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman

Imagine No Religion: It’s Coming True in Nine Countries Imagine No Religion: It’s Coming True in Nine Countries

Lennon’s song turns out to be not so utopian.

Mar 24, 2011 / The Notion / Jon Wiener

Nuclear Power Loses Its Alibi Nuclear Power Loses Its Alibi

When nuclear reactors blow, the first thing that melts down is the truth.

Mar 24, 2011 / Chip Ward

Maya Soetoro-Ng’s Big Ideas for Education Reform

Maya Soetoro-Ng’s Big Ideas for Education Reform Maya Soetoro-Ng’s Big Ideas for Education Reform

Like her brother, President Obama, Soetoro-Ng wants to revamp school systems and broaden test-focused curriculums.

Mar 23, 2011 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Journalism Under Siege at Northwestern

Journalism Under Siege at Northwestern Journalism Under Siege at Northwestern

The suspension of a star professor raises very disturbing question about the future of one of the country’s foremost journalism schools.

Mar 23, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman

Skipping Class: The Blind Side of the Duke-Michigan ‘Uncle Tom’ Debate Skipping Class: The Blind Side of the Duke-Michigan ‘Uncle Tom’ Debate

Former Michigan hoops star Jalen Rose called Duke's African American players “Uncle Toms.” Duke alum Grant Hill responded in the New York Times. Let the media firestorm...

Mar 22, 2011 / The Notion / Dave Zirin

US Poverty: Past, Present and Future US Poverty: Past, Present and Future

An interview with Georgetown University law professor Peter Edelman.

Mar 22, 2011 / Greg Kaufmann

Missing in the Japan Catastrophe: Thinking the Unthinkable Missing in the Japan Catastrophe: Thinking the Unthinkable

Why we can’t bring ourselves to discuss the worst that could happen at the Fukushima nuclear complex?

Mar 22, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt

An Interview With Nawal El Saadawi An Interview With Nawal El Saadawi

The Egyptian feminist author and activist talks about the US media’s coverage of events in Tahrir Square and the future for women in her country’s quickly evolving poli...

Mar 21, 2011 / Anna Louie Sussman

x