Marshall Berman: All That Is Solid Melts… Marshall Berman: All That Is Solid Melts…
Liberals honor a great public intellectual—while the editor of Commentary compares him to a Nazi.
Oct 2, 2013 / Column / Eric Alterman
Iran Comes to the Table Iran Comes to the Table
So how about the folks who wrote That sanctions never work, just force? That's very simple: now they write, “The sanctions did their job, of course.”
Oct 2, 2013 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Americans Hate Obamacare, Love Affordable Care Act Americans Hate Obamacare, Love Affordable Care Act
Jimmy Kimmel shows they don’t get that O’care=ACA.
Oct 2, 2013 / Leslie Savan
The Costs of the Shutdown The Costs of the Shutdown
Despite emerging fissures within the GOP and widespread public opposition to their strategy, House Republicans continue to hold the federal government hostage in their attempt to d...
Oct 2, 2013 / Chris Hayes
Hate Crime Laws Don’t Prevent Violence Against LGBT People Hate Crime Laws Don’t Prevent Violence Against LGBT People
So why do many LGBT people, and others, feel so deeply about the need to have them?
Oct 2, 2013 / Michael Bronski, Ann Pellegrini, and Michael Amico
Joining Forces With NARAL Pro-Choice America Joining Forces With NARAL Pro-Choice America
I’m joining NARAL Pro-Choice America as a member of their board of directors, and I’m excited to work with their new initiatives to include young people.
Oct 2, 2013 / Jessica Valenti
Is Israel Making Itself Irrelevant to the Iran Debate? Is Israel Making Itself Irrelevant to the Iran Debate?
Netanyahu's extreme rhetoric isolates the Jewish state.
Oct 2, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Dukakis and the Myth of Democratic Extremism Dukakis and the Myth of Democratic Extremism
Like Sisyphus, each generation of Democrats is forced to prove to pundits that finally, this time, they've really truly nominated a “moderate.” They’re always...
Oct 2, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
An Absence of Ideology: Why We Need More Partisanship An Absence of Ideology: Why We Need More Partisanship
WRITING CONTEST FINALIST: The tradition of debate that has always defined American democracy seems to have escaped us.
Oct 2, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation and Josue Moreno
The Hidden Costs of the American Way of Healthcare The Hidden Costs of the American Way of Healthcare
Is our employer-based healthcare system hurting our economy and culture by keeping too many creatives and entrepreneurs tied to their jobs?
Oct 2, 2013 / Marie Myung-Ok Lee