Articles

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 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

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