Wringing Detroit Dry Wringing Detroit Dry
Detroit residents are fighting austerity for all of us.
Jul 30, 2014 / John Nichols
Why It’s Time to Repeal the Religious Freedom Restoration Act Why It’s Time to Repeal the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
The law, passed in 1993 with near-unanimous support, has become an excuse for bigotry, superstition and sectarianism.
Jul 30, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The ‘New York Times’ Editorial Board Calls for the Legalization of Marijuana The ‘New York Times’ Editorial Board Calls for the Legalization of Marijuana
The vision of these editors We always had was wrong. They’re not some guys with pipes and tweeds. They’re more like Cheech and Chong.
Jul 30, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The New Cold War Is Obama’s Rendezvous With Destiny The New Cold War Is Obama’s Rendezvous With Destiny
The New Cold War has arrived, and the Washington hawks are unprepared.
Jul 30, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen
Comix Nation Comix Nation
Jul 30, 2014 / Eli Valley
Snapshot: A Suffocating Silence Snapshot: A Suffocating Silence
“I can’t breathe!” were among the last words of Eric Garner, a Staten Island father of six. On July 17, Garner was choked by police arresting him for selling untaxed cigarettes. The city insists it’s out to stop racist policing, but as Mychal Denzel Smith notes at TheNation.com, NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton doesn’t believe “race was a factor.”
Jul 30, 2014 / John Minchillo
At Least My Hospital Isn’t Being Bombed At Least My Hospital Isn’t Being Bombed
In what kind of world is the place where the sick go to heal a military target?
Jul 30, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Nearly 1 in 3 Restaurant Workers Suffers From Food Insecurity Nearly 1 in 3 Restaurant Workers Suffers From Food Insecurity
“It’s sad that when you work in a restaurant, most of the servers are starving.”
Jul 30, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Why Does This Nation of Immigrants Always Imprison ‘The Other’? Why Does This Nation of Immigrants Always Imprison ‘The Other’?
Has the romanticization of American history allowed the resurgence of discriminatory practices in recent episodes of crisis?
Jul 30, 2014 / Erin Corbett and Back Issues
Spina’s Shadow Spina’s Shadow
“Darling, this is Alessandro Spina, who is trying to make Italians feel guilty about their colonial crimes.”
Jul 29, 2014 / Books & the Arts / André Naffis-Sahely