Odds and Ends (Reed’s Away) Odds and Ends (Reed’s Away)
Eric Alterman’s weekly media round-up.
Sep 27, 2013 / Eric Alterman
The Republican Ransom Note The Republican Ransom Note
The House GOP is holding America hostage with the same agenda that lost them the election.
Sep 27, 2013 / Chris Hayes
Students Take On Teach for America—and Its Political Allies Students Take On Teach for America—and Its Political Allies
As the semester rolls on, fast-tracked teachers, vouchers and corporate-friendly Democrats get roasted.
Sep 27, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
This Week in Poverty: Five Things You Might Have Missed on ‘Poverty Day’ This Week in Poverty: Five Things You Might Have Missed on ‘Poverty Day’
Poverty Day--the one day every year when the mainstream media turns its attention to the poor--was last week. Here are five things you might have missed amidst the frenzy of covera...
Sep 27, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Why We Write About Oppression Why We Write About Oppression
No one feels a sense of moral superiority when talking about their own discrimination.
Sep 27, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
GOP Debt-Ceiling Bill Violates Boehner’s ‘Pledge to America’ GOP Debt-Ceiling Bill Violates Boehner’s ‘Pledge to America’
The House Republican plan to hold the debt ceiling hostage in exchange for over twenty corporate giveaways violates their ethics pledge, which calls for advancing major legislation...
Sep 27, 2013 / Lee Fang
California Governor Signs Domestic Worker Bill of Rights California Governor Signs Domestic Worker Bill of Rights
Early Thursday afternoon on the West Coast, Governor Jerry Brown tweeted a message: “Today, I signed a bill to help California’s domestic workers.”
Sep 26, 2013 / Laura Flanders
Puzzle One Hundred Puzzle One Hundred
More than two years setting puzzles for The Nation
Sep 26, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Wall Street’s Odd Calm About a Debt-Ceiling Breach Wall Street’s Odd Calm About a Debt-Ceiling Breach
At a meeting with Wall Street big shots today, Elizabeth Warren plead for more action to avert debt-ceiling disaster.
Sep 26, 2013 / George Zornick
Breaking the Cycle of Anger Breaking the Cycle of Anger
Prabhjot Singh’s clemency toward his at-large attackers should be admired, not taken as a sign of weakness.
Sep 26, 2013 / Marie Myung-Ok Lee