On the Routine Criminalization of America’s Black and Brown Youth On the Routine Criminalization of America’s Black and Brown Youth
We create images of monsters and then wonder why people go out slaying them.
Jan 31, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Why Hagel So Frightens Neocons and Guardians of the Military-Industrial Complex Why Hagel So Frightens Neocons and Guardians of the Military-Industrial Complex
The former Republican senator has an independent streak that unsettles Republicans, and even some Democrats.
Jan 31, 2013 / John Nichols
Israel Joins the Sunni-Led Anti-Assad Coalition Israel Joins the Sunni-Led Anti-Assad Coalition
The airstrike on a convoy in Syria signals Israel will back the rebels, who may not even want its help.
Jan 31, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Hagel Hearings The Hagel Hearings
Today's confirmation hearings are the last best chance to debate the truth about a lost war and America's war-making future.
Jan 31, 2013 / Nick Turse
NYU Program Makes Palestinians and Israelis Roommates NYU Program Makes Palestinians and Israelis Roommates
One young Palestinian woman explains the program that has brought eight students to NYU to share a bedroom with a student from the opposite territory, and spend twice a week in dia...
Jan 31, 2013 / StudentNation / Brett Chamberlin and StudentNation
‘The Americans’: Soviet Spies on Cable TV ‘The Americans’: Soviet Spies on Cable TV
“Implausible” is too generous a word for this show.
Jan 31, 2013 / Jon Wiener
E-Mails Show Jeb Bush Foundation Lobbied For Businesses, Including One Tied To Bush E-Mails Show Jeb Bush Foundation Lobbied For Businesses, Including One Tied To Bush
Newly released e-mails show the former governor's foundation quietly promoted his corporate partners, including a company he's invested in.
Jan 31, 2013 / Lee Fang
Brooklyn College PoliSci Department Defends BDS Panel Brooklyn College PoliSci Department Defends BDS Panel
“On college campuses around the country and across the world, BDS is being discussed. Brooklyn College should be no different.”
Jan 30, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Democracy Imperiled in Greece Democracy Imperiled in Greece
Leftist opposition leader Alexis Tsipras is pressing a smart campaign to end austerity. But it may be too late—the oligarchs and neo-Nazis are sharpening their knives.
Jan 30, 2013 / The Editors
Starbucks Tycoon Bullies the Baristas Starbucks Tycoon Bullies the Baristas
CEO Howard Schultz doesn’t like unions. But he’s happy to coerce his low-paid workers into joining a phony austerity campaign.
Jan 30, 2013 / Josh Eidelson