If at First You Don’t Secede… If at First You Don’t Secede…
…try, try again for internal secession by moving to a right-wing utopia.
Jan 17, 2013 / Leslie Savan
The Military-Industrial Complex The Military-Industrial Complex
Fifty-two years ago today, President Eisenhower used his farewell speech to the nation to warn the country against the rise of what he called the Military-Industrial Complex.
Jan 17, 2013 / Peter Rothberg
I Hear You! I Hear You!
Some clues should be heard and not seen
Jan 17, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
What ‘Girls’ and ‘Shameless’ Teach Us About Being Broke, and Being Poor What ‘Girls’ and ‘Shameless’ Teach Us About Being Broke, and Being Poor
Girls’s Hannah and Shameless’s Fiona are both penniless twentysomethings finding their way through big cities, but Hannah has a college degree—and a safety net.
Jan 17, 2013 / Nona Willis Aronowitz
Walmart Cuts Off ‘Brief Courtship’ With Warehouse Worker Group Walmart Cuts Off ‘Brief Courtship’ With Warehouse Worker Group
After an initial meeting, Walmart has told a union-backed warehouse workers group it decided to break it off.
Jan 17, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Congressional Progressives: Abolish the Debt Ceiling Congressional Progressives: Abolish the Debt Ceiling
Some members want to end this standoff over the debt ceiling—and all others.
Jan 17, 2013 / George Zornick
The Movement Dr. Parker Made: Father of Media Reform Turns 100 The Movement Dr. Parker Made: Father of Media Reform Turns 100
At the behest of Reverend King, he challenged broadcast media to cover civil rights honestly, and in so doing forged a movement to make real the promise of a free press. ...
Jan 17, 2013 / John Nichols
Crying for Manti Te’o Crying for Manti Te’o
When the bizarre story broke about Manti Te’o and his fake virtual girlfriend, the response of Notre Dame spoke volumes.
Jan 17, 2013 / Dave Zirin
It’s Not the Bad Guys—It’s the Guns It’s Not the Bad Guys—It’s the Guns
Let's face the truth: anyone with a gun can be a "bad guy." What we need is fewer guns, period.
Jan 16, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Rebel Towns Rebel Towns
Call it municipal disobedience: communities like Sugar Hill, New Hampshire, are defying laws they deem illegitimate.
Jan 16, 2013 / Feature / Barry Yeoman