Obama: Just Say No to Larry Summers Obama: Just Say No to Larry Summers
Appointing Summers to head the Federal Reserve would only rub salt in the wounds of the disappearing middle class.
Jul 30, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Goodbye to All That (Water) Goodbye to All That (Water)
Field notes from a drying west.
Jul 30, 2013 / William deBuys
Al Qaeda and the Iraq-Syria Civil War Al Qaeda and the Iraq-Syria Civil War
The carnage in Iraq is escalating, even as the Islamist-led rebellion in Syria seems unending.
Jul 30, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Politicians in Your Bedroom Politicians in Your Bedroom
The newest way to keep children safe is by criminalizing consensual sex.
Jul 30, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
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[UPDATED] From #Nerdland to Congress? [UPDATED] From #Nerdland to Congress?
Congresswoman Barbara Lee asks Chairman Paul Ryan to allow Tianna Gaines-Turner—a Witness to Hunger—to testify at his hearing tomorrow.
Jul 30, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Will a Botched Coast Guard Contract Come Back to Bite James Comey? Will a Botched Coast Guard Contract Come Back to Bite James Comey?
As general counsel of Lockheed Martin, Comey rejected a whistleblower’s claim that a $24 billion Coast Guard project was riddled with problems. The whistleblower was right&md...
Jul 29, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Suspending Disbelief on Israel-Palestine Talks Suspending Disbelief on Israel-Palestine Talks
The Middle East is a mess, from Tunisia to Iraq. But this is worth a try.
Jul 29, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Inside the Emergency-Management-Industrial Complex Inside the Emergency-Management-Industrial Complex
In which a chance encounter with a trade magazine inspires reflections upon the prophets, and profits, of fear.
Jul 29, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/30/13) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/30/13)
This week: Malaysia’s resource curse, racial indicators for breast cancer survival, and the destructive constellaton of defense contractors and diplomats in post-revolutionar...
Jul 29, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Real Scandal in the New York Mayoral Race Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Real Scandal in the New York Mayoral Race
Anthony Weiner’s imploding candidacy for mayor has made good headlines, but the story has been a distraction from the city’s increasing inequality and discriminatory po...
Jul 29, 2013 / Press Room