Consumer Climates Consumer Climates
Climate change and its political repercussions.
May 8, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Michael T. Klare
Why Arming Syria’s Rebels Is Still a Bad Idea Why Arming Syria’s Rebels Is Still a Bad Idea
“Humanitarian” intervention would only deepen the humanitarian disaster.
May 8, 2013 / The Editors
The Rebellion Against High-Stakes Testing The Rebellion Against High-Stakes Testing
Resistance is growing, and with good reason—test mania delivers few benefits and often harms the students it’s meant to help.
May 8, 2013 / David Kirp
Noted Noted
John Nichols on CISPA’s opponents, Cos Tollerson on Brazil’s stadium controversy, Allison Kilkenny on Occupy the Pipeline
May 8, 2013 / Various Contributors
The Price: Sex, Death and Dhaka The Price: Sex, Death and Dhaka
Someone somewhere must die for the pleasure someone somewhere else takes in a $4.95 bikini top.
May 8, 2013 / JoAnn Wypijewski
A Question A Question
For years we’ve been willing to conquer a place That’s nurtured, abetted or aided The radical terrorist threatening us. Should Cambridge, then, now be invaded?
May 8, 2013 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Rupert Murdoch: Journalism’s Jack the Ripper Rupert Murdoch: Journalism’s Jack the Ripper
Media observers horrified at the thought of a Koch takeover of the Tribune Company are more sanguine about Murdoch. What are they thinking?
May 8, 2013 / Column / Eric Alterman
Globalization’s Scapegoats Globalization’s Scapegoats
The recent victories of the right-wing, anti-immigrant United Kingdom Independence Party says more about our scapegoats than about its long-term prospects.
May 8, 2013 / Column / Gary Younge
Who Gets Blamed for Globalization? Who Gets Blamed for Globalization?
The recent victories of the right-wing, anti-immigrant United Kingdom Independence Party says more about our scapegoats than about its long-term prospects.
May 8, 2013 / Column / Gary Younge
Our Elections Really Are Rigged—by Gerrymandering and Districting Abuses Our Elections Really Are Rigged—by Gerrymandering and Districting Abuses
Once Mark Sanford won the Republican primary, he was all but certain to win in a district drawn to elect Republicans. That’s how it works in America.
May 8, 2013 / John Nichols