The Myth of the ‘War On Coal’ The Myth of the ‘War On Coal’
Despite Romney’s claims, Obama poses little threat to the industry.
Oct 10, 2012 / Feature / Ken Ward Jr.
The Economic Crisis Both Presidential Candidates Are Ignoring The Economic Crisis Both Presidential Candidates Are Ignoring
Instead of addressing the real problems, Obama and Romney are focusing on deficit reduction.
Oct 10, 2012 / Feature / Sherle R. Schwenninger
On the Road With Working America On the Road With Working America
In the depressed former steel towns of western Pennsylvania, disillusionment with all politicians is deep. The AFL-CIO's labor affiliate is trying to change that.
Oct 10, 2012 / Feature / Josh Eidelson
Exit Stage Left: The FBI and Student Radicals Exit Stage Left: The FBI and Student Radicals
How in 1960s Berkeley the state waged a two-front war to stamp out opponents, real and imagined, to its rule.
Oct 10, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Steve Wasserman
Makeshift and Marginal: On ‘The Master’ Makeshift and Marginal: On ‘The Master’
In Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master, a drifter meets a rude awakening.
Oct 10, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Shelf Life Shelf Life
A.M. Homes’s May We Be Forgiven; Sherman Alexie’s Blasphemy.
Oct 10, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Aaron Thier
The Crazy: Writing the Iraq War The Crazy: Writing the Iraq War
In memoirs and novels, Iraq vets reflect on war’s dehumanizing consequences.
Oct 10, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Eli Jelly-Schapiro
What’s At Stake in Fisher v. University of Texas What’s At Stake in Fisher v. University of Texas
If the Supreme Court bars the use of race in admissions, it will erase 50 years of progress and threaten universities’ attempts to make college campuses more diverse and incl...
Oct 10, 2012 / StudentNation / Sophia Kerby
The Voting Rights Act Protects Two More States From Voter ID Laws The Voting Rights Act Protects Two More States From Voter ID Laws
Voter ID laws have been blocked in South Carolina and Mississippi, the latter where a Tea Party leader says women don’t deserve to vote.
Oct 10, 2012 / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
NFIB, a Mainstream GOP Group, Backs Akin NFIB, a Mainstream GOP Group, Backs Akin
The first mainstream outside money group has jumped in the Missouri Senate race to back the controversial RepresentativeTodd Akin—and we don’t know who is footing the b...
Oct 10, 2012 / George Zornick