The Worst Addiction of Them All The Worst Addiction of Them All
An excerpt from the new eBook Vonnegut by the Dozen: Twelve Pieces by Kurt Vonnegut.
Aug 19, 2013 / Feature / Kurt Vonnegut
Fukushima’s Invisible Crisis Fukushima’s Invisible Crisis
Don’t expect coverage of Japan's nuclear power disaster on the evening news: unlike other environmental catastrophes, Fukushima’s ongoing crisis offers little to film.
Aug 19, 2013 / Eric Ozawa
Sharif Abdel Kouddous: New Horrors Are Brought to Egypt Every Day Sharif Abdel Kouddous: New Horrors Are Brought to Egypt Every Day
As the death toll in Egypt hits 900, the violence shows no signs of slowing down.
Aug 19, 2013 / Press Room
A Movement for a New Planet A Movement for a New Planet
What to make of change on an overheating planet.
Aug 19, 2013 / Bill McKibben
Is the US Powerless in the Egyptian Crisis? Is the US Powerless in the Egyptian Crisis?
Washington has been soundly rebuffed by the generals in Cairo.
Aug 19, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Was a Kiss Just a Kiss? The Medal-Stand Smooch Heard Round the World Was a Kiss Just a Kiss? The Medal-Stand Smooch Heard Round the World
The LGBT community celebrated the thought of an athletic kiss-in at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow. But there may be less than meets the eye.
Aug 19, 2013 / Dave Zirin
NYC’s Disappearing Neighborhood Hospitals NYC’s Disappearing Neighborhood Hospitals
Since 2000, nineteen hospitals have closed across New York City and protesters are now fighting to stop the twentieth closure.
Aug 19, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Dear Chris Hayes: Good Job. Now Let’s Get Real. Dear Chris Hayes: Good Job. Now Let’s Get Real.
A reaction to Chris Hayes's MSNBC documentary on climate change, The Politics of Power.
Aug 19, 2013 / Wen Stephenson
Bloodshed in Egypt: No End In Sight Bloodshed in Egypt: No End In Sight
With corpses filling Cairo’s streets and both sides vowing to escalate, any glimmers of revolutionary hope have been all but extinguished.
Aug 18, 2013 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Knocked the Hell Out by ‘The Trials of Muhammad Ali’ Knocked the Hell Out by ‘The Trials of Muhammad Ali’
I’ve never seen a sports documentary that marries political nuance and energy quite like The Trials of Muhammad Ali.
Aug 17, 2013 / Dave Zirin