Bridges Shouldn’t Have to Collapse for Congress to Get Serious About Infrastructure Bridges Shouldn’t Have to Collapse for Congress to Get Serious About Infrastructure
It’s time to start listening to the civil engineers and unions that have, for years, decried the neglect that puts safety and the economy at risk.
May 28, 2013 / John Nichols
Defending a Terror Suspect Defending a Terror Suspect
Like defense attorneys for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, I did my best to represent the ‘shoe-bomber,’ Richard Reid, when I was assigned to his case. But many less notorious defen...
May 28, 2013 / Tamar Birckhead
When Black Kids Want to Learn and the World Tells Them ‘No’ When Black Kids Want to Learn and the World Tells Them ‘No’
Whether black children value education or not isn’t the issue. It’s more important to ask why they grow up in a world that tries to prevent them from learning.
May 28, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Congress Is Still in Wall Street’s Pocket Congress Is Still in Wall Street’s Pocket
The Republicans, with the exception of a few die-hard libertarians, always do the bidding of the banks that finance them, but the Democrats are just as eager to pig out at the bank...
May 28, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Walmart Workers Launch First-Ever ‘Prolonged Strikes’ Today Walmart Workers Launch First-Ever ‘Prolonged Strikes’ Today
Workers are on strike in Massachusetts, the Bay Area and Miami, and plan to strike at least until June 7.
May 28, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Naming Our Nameless War Naming Our Nameless War
From North Africa to the Middle East to China’s Central Asian border, how many years will it be?
May 28, 2013 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Cooper Union Occupation Continues Without Media Fanfare Cooper Union Occupation Continues Without Media Fanfare
For twenty days, students at the New York college have occupied their president’s office in a struggle to defend free education.
May 28, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Thank God for Wolf Blitzer Thank God for Wolf Blitzer
Because all disasters require divine punditry.
May 28, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
China Cracks Code on US Missile Defense China Cracks Code on US Missile Defense
The faulty program has been further undermined by Beijing’s hackers.
May 28, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Soccer Star Robbie Rogers: Out, Proud and Now Un-Retired! Soccer Star Robbie Rogers: Out, Proud and Now Un-Retired!
In a brilliant sign of our rapidly changing times, the gay soccer star will be taking the field.
May 26, 2013 / Dave Zirin