Remembering Mary Thom Remembering Mary Thom
The most radical thing a person can be is herself—without apology or explanation.
May 7, 2013 / Adele M. Stan
The GOP’s New Outreach to Women: It’s a Trap The GOP’s New Outreach to Women: It’s a Trap
The Republicans’ new push to win over women voters is just as craven as you think it is.
May 7, 2013 / George Zornick
Assata Shakur Is Not a Terrorist Assata Shakur Is Not a Terrorist
The former Black Panther has become the first woman placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist list and reminds us that the struggle for freedom is far from over.
May 7, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
When the Time Is Right, America Needs Protection When the Time Is Right, America Needs Protection
How else would we be safe?
May 7, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
After Years of Pressure, the UN Adopts an Arms Trade Treaty After Years of Pressure, the UN Adopts an Arms Trade Treaty
But will weak protections against human rights abuses undermine the treaty’s intent?
May 7, 2013 / Catherine Defontaine
1968 Olympian John Carlos on the ‘Coming Out’ of Jason Collins 1968 Olympian John Carlos on the ‘Coming Out’ of Jason Collins
The athlete-activist icon has nothing but support.
May 7, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Obama Did It for the Money Obama Did It for the Money
Penny Pritzker's nomination shows how financiers keep being rewarded even as the country suffers the financial crisis they wrought.
May 7, 2013 / Robert Scheer
The Last Empire? The Last Empire?
Our twenty-first-century, American-dictated, unipolar moment is a planetary time bomb.
May 7, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt
On Ammonium Nitrate, Big Coal Is Guilty, Too On Ammonium Nitrate, Big Coal Is Guilty, Too
The same chemical that exploded in West, Texas, is used by coal companies to blow up mountains.
May 7, 2013 / Laura Flanders
How Did These Five Lobbyists Become Congressional Staffers? How Did These Five Lobbyists Become Congressional Staffers?
Lobbyists are taking up top government positions—but not without receiving large bonus payments from their former firms to see them on their way.
May 6, 2013 / The Nation