The Horrific Costs of the US-Colombia Trade Agreement The Horrific Costs of the US-Colombia Trade Agreement
Peace talks with the FARC rebels are slowly progressing. But the agreement threatens to exacerbate already obscene levels of violence in rural areas.
May 31, 2013 / Michael Norby and Brian Fitzpatrick
In Defense of Bill Simmons. Seriously. In Defense of Bill Simmons. Seriously.
Sportswriter Bill Simmons gets a lot of heat for a lot of reasons. But discussing the effect of Dr. King’s death on the city of Memphis shouldn’t be one of them.
May 31, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Two Crucial Questions for James Comey Two Crucial Questions for James Comey
On government surveillance and Wall Street accountability, the nominee for FBI director has a lot to answer for.
May 30, 2013 / George Zornick
Could the Facebook Win Be Feminism’s Tipping Point? Could the Facebook Win Be Feminism’s Tipping Point?
Rape jokes, anti-feminist jibes and other forms of hate speech are—in the public eye—no longer anomalies.
May 30, 2013 / Jessica Valenti
Will El Salvador’s Anti-Choice Government Let a Pregnant Woman Die? Will El Salvador’s Anti-Choice Government Let a Pregnant Woman Die?
Here’s what you can do to help save Beatriz, the victim of “pro-life” orthodoxy on overdrive.
May 30, 2013 / Katha Pollitt
Corporate Influence at the Center for American Progress? Corporate Influence at the Center for American Progress?
The prominent liberal think tank still skirts questions about its donors.
May 30, 2013 / Ken Silverstein
China’s ‘Gift’ to the US Over North Korea China’s ‘Gift’ to the US Over North Korea
There’s a sense of cooperation developing between the two greatest world powers.
May 30, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Cold War Redux? Cold War Redux?
Are Washington, Moscow and Beijing using the global arms trade to create a new cold war?
May 30, 2013 / Michael T. Klare
Fast Food Workers Striking in Seattle Fast Food Workers Striking in Seattle
Seattle is the seventh city in eight weeks where fast food workers have gone on strike.
May 30, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Obama’s Chicago Fundraiser Targeted by Families Fighting Record Deportations Obama’s Chicago Fundraiser Targeted by Families Fighting Record Deportations
A dozen people were arrested today protesting the Obama administration’s continued detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants.
May 29, 2013 / Aura Bogado