Politico Pitfalls, McCarthyite Mendacity Politico Pitfalls, McCarthyite Mendacity
Eric on Israel theocracy vs. diaspora democracy, and Alter-reviews.
Dec 8, 2011 / Blog / Eric Alterman
‘As a Father of Two Daughters,’ Obama Embraces Politics Over Science on Emergency Contraception ‘As a Father of Two Daughters,’ Obama Embraces Politics Over Science on Emergency Contraception
The FDA made the right decision on EC—and Obama rejected it.
Dec 8, 2011 / Blog / Emily Douglas
In Post-Rhee DC, Achievement Gaps Remain Staggeringly Wide In Post-Rhee DC, Achievement Gaps Remain Staggeringly Wide
According to new data, white and middle-class DC students are flying high, while black, Hispanic and poor children continue to lag behind their peers.
Dec 8, 2011 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
Nation Conversations: Norm Stamper: The Police Are Not the Military Nation Conversations: Norm Stamper: The Police Are Not the Military
The militarization of our police forces has turned a vital public-safety institution against its own people.
Dec 8, 2011 / Audio / The Nation
Republican Ads Get Personal Republican Ads Get Personal
New TV ads from Rick Perry and Mitt Romney have tossed aside any policy discussion in favor of touting their personal religiosity.
Newt Gingrich (Serial Adulterer) Rises as Herman Cain (Alleged Adulterer) Falls Newt Gingrich (Serial Adulterer) Rises as Herman Cain (Alleged Adulterer) Falls
It’s insane that an affair—and not his cockamamie ideas—finished Cain.
Dec 7, 2011 / Editorial / JoAnn Wypijewski
‘The Proud Liar Mitt Romney Claimed Today’… ‘The Proud Liar Mitt Romney Claimed Today’…
The MSM’s addiction to false equivalence continues to distort our political debate.
Dec 7, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman
What’s Race Got to Do With Herman Cain? What’s Race Got to Do With Herman Cain?
His rise and fall are instructive about the way race, sex and class operate in presidential campaigns.
Dec 7, 2011 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge
Why Immigration Is a Feminist Issue Why Immigration Is a Feminist Issue
With draconian laws like Georgia’s HB 87 hitting women especially hard, women’s groups are taking up the fight for immigrants’ rights.
Dec 6, 2011 / Feature / Laura Flanders
Puerto Rico’s Policing Crisis Puerto Rico’s Policing Crisis
Brutality is an old problem, one that has worsened under the government of Luis Fortuño.
Dec 6, 2011 / Feature / Ed Morales