There Is No Such Thing As a ‘Typical’ Low-Wage Worker There Is No Such Thing As a ‘Typical’ Low-Wage Worker
With the Senate preparing to hold a procedural vote as early as Wednesday on a proposal to increase the federal minimum wage, it’s worth considering what’s at stake in ...
Apr 29, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
How the US Created the Afghan War—and Then Lost It How the US Created the Afghan War—and Then Lost It
Driven by the idée fixe that the world was rigidly divided into terrorist and non-terrorist camps, Washington allied with Afghan warlords and strongmen.
Apr 29, 2014 / Anand Gopal
What Cliven Bundy Learned From the Koch Brothers What Cliven Bundy Learned From the Koch Brothers
The real “takers” are the biggest corporations and banks, the richest Americans.
Apr 29, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
On Cliven Bundy’s ‘Ancestral Rights’ On Cliven Bundy’s ‘Ancestral Rights’
If the Nevada rancher is forced to pay taxes or grazing fees, he should pay them to the Shoshone.
Apr 29, 2014 / Jacqueline Keeler
A New Poll Highlights the Splintered State of the Republican Party A New Poll Highlights the Splintered State of the Republican Party
Hillary Clinton lapped all the GOP candidates. For Christie, the news is that he might still recover.
Apr 29, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Climate Change Comes to the Caribbean Climate Change Comes to the Caribbean
It’s already wreaking havoc on the region’s vital fishing, tourism and agriculture industries.
Apr 29, 2014 / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus
Study: Most of the Innocent People Sentenced to Death Have Not Been Exonerated Study: Most of the Innocent People Sentenced to Death Have Not Been Exonerated
Researchers found that about one in twenty-five of people sentenced to death are likely innocent.
Apr 29, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Justice Sotomayor Speaks Truth to (White) Power Justice Sotomayor Speaks Truth to (White) Power
The Justice’s dissent in the Michigan college admissions case identified an enduring element of white supremacy clinging to our democracy.
Apr 29, 2014 / William Greider
1968 Olympian John Carlos Says the NBA Should Seize Donald Sterling’s Team 1968 Olympian John Carlos Says the NBA Should Seize Donald Sterling’s Team
John Carlos has some strong feelings about what fans, players and NBA owners should do about Donald Sterling.
Apr 29, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Smitten With Our Smartphones Smitten With Our Smartphones
There must be some reason why we're hopelessly devoted to our Androids and iPhones.
Apr 29, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow