Tested Tested
Diane Ravitch’s latest call-to-arms against the privatization of public schools.
Jan 29, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Joseph Featherstone
You’ll Never Guess Who’s Coming to the State of the Union You’ll Never Guess Who’s Coming to the State of the Union
One of the more inflammatory voices in the minimum wage debate will be making a special appearance tonight.
Jan 28, 2014 / George Zornick
This Modern World This Modern World
Jan 28, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
Eurydice Eurydice
It’s more like the sound a doe makes when the arrowhead replaces the day with an answer to the rib’s hollowed hum. We saw it coming but kept walking through the hole in the garden. Because the leaves were bright green & the fire only a pink brushstroke in the distance. It’s not about the light—but how dark it makes you depending on where you stand. Depending on where you stand his name can appear like moonlight shredded in a dead dog’s fur. His name changed when touched by gravity. Gravity breaking our kneecaps just to show us the sky. We kept saying Yes— even with all those birds. Who would believe us now? My voice cracking like bones inside the radio. Silly me. I thought love was real & the body imaginary. But here we are—standing in the cold field, him calling for the girl. The girl beside him. Frosted grass snapping beneath her hooves.
Jan 28, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Ocean Vuong
Snapshot: Love and Revolution Snapshot: Love and Revolution
A newlywed couple near a barricade built by anti-government protesters, Kiev, Ukraine, January 26
Jan 28, 2014 / Valentyn Ogirenko
Letters Letters
…And the poor get poorer… the Viagra effect… neutralize gerrymandering… put the nation back in The Nation… parochial New York… towering Ne...
Jan 28, 2014 / Our Readers
Puzzle No. 3312 Puzzle No. 3312
And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.
Jan 28, 2014 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
State of the Union Challenge: Inequality Cannot Be Addressed by “NAFTA on Steroids” State of the Union Challenge: Inequality Cannot Be Addressed by “NAFTA on Steroids”
The president is getting a lot right. But he cannot afford to muddle his message tonight.
Jan 28, 2014 / John Nichols
Friendly Advice Friendly Advice
“No more playing the race card.” —Sarah Palin’s Twitter advice to Barack Obama One fact that the man can't evade: The race card should never be played. If he's to start making the grade, He'll have to stop being that shade.
Jan 28, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
John Feffer: The Failed Pacific Pivot John Feffer: The Failed Pacific Pivot
The Obama administration's strategic rebalance is really just a retreat.
Jan 28, 2014 / John Feffer