Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 11/22/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 11/22/13
This week: cruel conditions at immigrant detention centers, the Radical Hospitality movement and a profile of the last Jew in Afghanistan.
Nov 22, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
A Progressive Victory on the Filibuster A Progressive Victory on the Filibuster
Make no mistake—filibuster reform is good not just for governance but for progressive policy.
Nov 21, 2013 / George Zornick
Gone Nuclear: The Media Missed the GOP’s Filibuster War on Government Gone Nuclear: The Media Missed the GOP’s Filibuster War on Government
Alterman provides his weekly media round-up and Richardson takes on the press for its coverage of GOP obstructionism.
Nov 21, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Spooner and Company Spooner and Company
The ins and outs of non-standard wordplay
Nov 21, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Kennedy Week: JFK’s Uncertain Path in Vietnam Kennedy Week: JFK’s Uncertain Path in Vietnam
Did Kennedy intend to bring an end to the Vietnam War after his re-election?
Nov 21, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Right-Wing Author Abandons Cultural Populism, Decries ‘White Trash’ Right-Wing Author Abandons Cultural Populism, Decries ‘White Trash’
Charlotte Hays’s “When Did White Trash Become the New Normal?” reveals a right that’s stopped masking its contempt for average Americans.
Nov 21, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Michelle Goldberg
Tell Senator Harry Reid: Before Another Decade of War, Let Congress Vote Tell Senator Harry Reid: Before Another Decade of War, Let Congress Vote
A new security deal could leave troops in Afghanistan until "2024 and beyond."
Nov 21, 2013 / NationAction
Rep. Trey Radel Won’t Be Joining the More Than Half a Million Americans Jailed for Drug Offenses Rep. Trey Radel Won’t Be Joining the More Than Half a Million Americans Jailed for Drug Offenses
It is time to recognize that penalty and punishment are wrong responses—for congressmen and for SNAP recipients.
Nov 21, 2013 / John Nichols
Afghanistan: The Occupation, Part II Afghanistan: The Occupation, Part II
US gets nine bases, permission for 10,000 troops, not subject to Afghan law, needing no visas, and with ability to continue night raids.
Nov 21, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Students Are Leading the Fight Against Climate Change With a Simple Strategy: Divest Now! Students Are Leading the Fight Against Climate Change With a Simple Strategy: Divest Now!
It could just be the first step toward reversing this slow-motion apocalypse.
Nov 21, 2013 / Todd Gitlin