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The Chance Putin Has Given Obama for Diplomacy

The Chance Putin Has Given Obama for Diplomacy The Chance Putin Has Given Obama for Diplomacy

Stephen F. Cohen went on CNN to talk about the opportunity Putin is giving the USA.

Sep 16, 2013 / Stephen F. Cohen

Respectability Politics Won’t Save Us: On the Death of Jonathan Ferrell

Respectability Politics Won’t Save Us: On the Death of Jonathan Ferrell Respectability Politics Won’t Save Us: On the Death of Jonathan Ferrell

You can do everything “right” in America, but if you’re black, racism will always pose a threat to your life.

Sep 16, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith

How to Disarm During a Civil War

How to Disarm During a Civil War How to Disarm During a Civil War

If and when an inspection and disarmament commission is set up for Syria, can the UN mount a credible and effective mission?

Sep 16, 2013 / Barbara Crossette

Obama, Kerry Insist a Syria Attack Is Still Possible

Obama, Kerry Insist a Syria Attack Is Still Possible Obama, Kerry Insist a Syria Attack Is Still Possible

But the rest of the world knows that the United States has been checkmated.

Sep 16, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Joy Arises, Rules Fall Apart

Joy Arises, Rules Fall Apart Joy Arises, Rules Fall Apart

Thoughts for the second anniversary of Occupy Wall Street.

Sep 16, 2013 / Rebecca Solnit

Bush, Petraeus and Napolitano Get Tough Student Welcomes

Bush, Petraeus and Napolitano Get Tough Student Welcomes Bush, Petraeus and Napolitano Get Tough Student Welcomes

As students build new fronts against austerity, some older opponents meet campus uproar.

Sep 16, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Jonathan Ferrell, Former Football Player, Killed by Police After Seeking Help Following Car Wreck

Jonathan Ferrell, Former Football Player, Killed by Police After Seeking Help Following Car Wreck Jonathan Ferrell, Former Football Player, Killed by Police After Seeking Help Following Car Wreck

The death of 24-year-old Jonathan Ferrell, former Florida A&M safety, demands our attention.

Sep 16, 2013 / Dave Zirin

The Populist Rebellion That Tripped Up Larry Summers

The Populist Rebellion That Tripped Up Larry Summers The Populist Rebellion That Tripped Up Larry Summers

The top candidate for the Federal Reserve chair withdraws his name from consideration after key Democratic senators said they would oppose him.

Sep 15, 2013 / John Nichols

John Kerry: Mr. Magoo or Machiavelli?

John Kerry: Mr. Magoo or Machiavelli? John Kerry: Mr. Magoo or Machiavelli?

Diplomacy is messy, clichés aren’t.

Sep 13, 2013 / Leslie Savan

A Literature of Her Own: ‘It’s Not Love, It’s Just Paris’, by Patricia Engel

A Literature of Her Own: ‘It’s Not Love, It’s Just Paris’, by Patricia Engel A Literature of Her Own: ‘It’s Not Love, It’s Just Paris’, by Patricia Engel

The author's absorbing debut novel chronicles a young woman’s year in Paris, where she will have to choose the home wants most. 

Sep 13, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Roxane Gay

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