Republicans, Here’s How to Complain About the Jobs Report Without Conspiracy Theories Republicans, Here’s How to Complain About the Jobs Report Without Conspiracy Theories
The unemployment rate is definitely going down, and a sustained upswing may be underway.
Oct 5, 2012 / George Zornick
Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the US Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the US
By focusing on under-appreciated episodes which have been airbrushed out of standard history texts, this ambitious ten-part documentary series tells the behind-the-scenes stories t...
Oct 5, 2012 / StudentNation / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Debate Disgrace Debate Disgrace
Eric on new histories of political thought and Reed on the debate debacle.
Oct 5, 2012 / Eric Alterman
I’m Not a ‘Mother First’ I’m Not a ‘Mother First’
Women need to put personhood before parenthood.
Oct 5, 2012 / Jessica Valenti
The Threat of Dark Money in Our Elections The Threat of Dark Money in Our Elections
Super PAC and trade association spending can be most influential in state and local races, where voters—and reporters—pay least attention.
Oct 5, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sigh No More: Obama, Romney Leave No Room to Argue Sigh No More: Obama, Romney Leave No Room to Argue
Both would rather talk about anything but Wall Street’s financing and control of both parties.
Oct 5, 2012 / Robert Scheer
Crisis in Iran Crisis in Iran
Not every scenario coming out of Iran's economic crisis is a good one.
Oct 5, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Mitt Romney Debate ‘Win’ Gives Obama a Winning Issue Mitt Romney Debate ‘Win’ Gives Obama a Winning Issue
Obama is wise to rip the Republican nominee's talk about getting a “new accountant” to take advantage of tax breaks for offshoring jobs.
Oct 5, 2012 / John Nichols
CPAC: We Swear, Conservatives Aren’t Only Old White Men! CPAC: We Swear, Conservatives Aren’t Only Old White Men!
The right-wing political group hopes blatant tokenism—and not progressive policies—will be enough to win over youth, women and minority voters.
Oct 5, 2012 / Ben Adler
Ralph Nader, ‘Lone Ranger,’ Rides Again Ralph Nader, ‘Lone Ranger,’ Rides Again
Nader’s The Seventeen Solutions is a subversive primer that should be read in every high school civics class.
Oct 4, 2012 / Books & the Arts / William Greider