Will Big Money Beat the Conservative Who Dares to Say ‘No’ to Big Money? Will Big Money Beat the Conservative Who Dares to Say ‘No’ to Big Money?
North Carolina Congressman Walter Jones votes against Wall Street and for campaign reform. Does he stand a chance in the new GOP?
May 5, 2014 / John Nichols
Supreme Court OKs Christian Prayer at Government Meetings Supreme Court OKs Christian Prayer at Government Meetings
After today's egregious Supreme Court decision, expect a lot more sectarian prayer at local government events
May 5, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg
Weeks After the Abduction of 276 Nigerian Schoolgirls, the World Is Finally Paying Attention Weeks After the Abduction of 276 Nigerian Schoolgirls, the World Is Finally Paying Attention
“I cannot begin to comprehend the terror you are feeling,” says Melissa Harris-Perry in her open letter.
May 5, 2014 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Chris Christie’s Bridge Scandal Goes Beyond the George Washington Chris Christie’s Bridge Scandal Goes Beyond the George Washington
Will the Pulaski Skyway bring down New Jersey’s governor?
May 5, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
No One Cares If You Never Apologize for Your White Male Privilege No One Cares If You Never Apologize for Your White Male Privilege
There are no American institutions of power that are founded on wholesale discrimination against white men. That’s not the case for the rest of us.
May 5, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Underneath Putin’s Novorossiya, Gazprom Pumps Away Underneath Putin’s Novorossiya, Gazprom Pumps Away
The web of hydrocarbon ties between Germany and Russia will heat the planet, but cool the conflict.
May 5, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Most Popular Tax in History Has Real Momentum The Most Popular Tax in History Has Real Momentum
The visible success of the European Financial Transaction (a k a Robin Hood) tax should boost efforts to build support for such a tax in the US.
May 5, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
No Sympathy for Shelly Sterling No Sympathy for Shelly Sterling
At the behest of LA Clippers coach Doc Rivers, the wife of banned owner Donald Sterling sits courtside. She really shouldn’t.
May 5, 2014 / Dave Zirin
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[VIDEO] Watch Edward Snowden and Laura Poitras Accept the 2014 Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling [VIDEO] Watch Edward Snowden and Laura Poitras Accept the 2014 Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling
“I realized that…the most likely outcome of returning this information to public hands would be that I would spend the rest of my life in prison. I did it because I th...
May 5, 2014 / The Nation
Whitewash: How ‘The New York Times’ Just Rewrote the History of Sports Whitewash: How ‘The New York Times’ Just Rewrote the History of Sports
An article by The New York Times about sport's role in progressive politics tells a very selective history.
May 3, 2014 / Dave Zirin