In the GOP’s Civil War, the Establishment Is Winning In the GOP’s Civil War, the Establishment Is Winning
The Tea Party insurgents may be troublemakers, but they don’t outweigh the Republican establishment.
Feb 28, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
After Darren Sharper, the NFL Must Address Violence Against Women After Darren Sharper, the NFL Must Address Violence Against Women
When will Roger Goodell and the NFL stand up and say they have a violence against women problem?
Feb 28, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Burkina Faso’s “West African Spring” Burkina Faso’s “West African Spring”
Large pro-democracy demonstrations have largely escaped the Western media’s radar.
Feb 28, 2014 / Sam Badger, Giorgio Cafiero, and Foreign Policy In Focus
Now That Jan Brewer Has Vetoed SB 1062, Are Religious Discrimination Bills History? Now That Jan Brewer Has Vetoed SB 1062, Are Religious Discrimination Bills History?
National outcry put Arizona’s discrimantory bill in the spotlight, but at least four other states are still considering similar bills.
Feb 27, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Obama Nominates SOPA Lobbyist for TPP Trade Post Obama Nominates SOPA Lobbyist for TPP Trade Post
A new US trade representative is a former lobbyist pushing for limits on Internet freedom and draconian intellectual property policy.
Feb 27, 2014 / Lee Fang
Senate Republicans Turn Their Backs on Veterans Senate Republicans Turn Their Backs on Veterans
Citing costs, Republicans blocked comprehensive legislation to extend health care and education.
Feb 27, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Swarthmore’s Hillel Opens up Voices on Israel-Palestine Swarthmore’s Hillel Opens up Voices on Israel-Palestine
Until now, most Jewish college students assumed that open dialogue on Israel was a taboo topic in Hillel—Swarthmore debunked that myth.
Feb 27, 2014 / StudentNation / Aryeh Younger and StudentNation
Bill McKibben: Is Agriculture Destroying the Planet? Bill McKibben: Is Agriculture Destroying the Planet?
Is a more sustainable future possible for farming?
Feb 27, 2014 / On The Earth Productions
Maine’s Paul LePage Might Just Be the Worst Governor of All Maine’s Paul LePage Might Just Be the Worst Governor of All
Feds find Republican created pressure for “bias toward employers”—and against jobless workers.
Feb 27, 2014 / John Nichols
Whistleblower Groups Increase Security Following a Mysterious Break-in Whistleblower Groups Increase Security Following a Mysterious Break-in
Someone appeared to be after information inside a DC whistleblower group, and it’s not the first time it’s happened.
Feb 27, 2014 / George Zornick