Suck It, Roth: On Hilary Mantel’s Second Booker Win Suck It, Roth: On Hilary Mantel’s Second Booker Win
Literary prizes aren’t everything, though Mantel’s is worth celebrating.
Oct 17, 2012 / Michelle Dean
Progressives and the Election: A Panel Conversation Progressives and the Election: A Panel Conversation
How can progressives balance support for the Democrats with the need to mobilize grassroots support for social and economic causes?
Oct 17, 2012 / The Nation
Global Student Leaders Join Forces in New York Global Student Leaders Join Forces in New York
How a “beautiful, noble, naïve movement" can be transformed into a "beautiful, noble, effective movement."
Oct 17, 2012 / StudentNation / Isabelle Nastasia
The Police Stop-and-Frisk Numbers Game Corrupts Our Criminal Justice System The Police Stop-and-Frisk Numbers Game Corrupts Our Criminal Justice System
Police officers face tremendous pressure to meet arrest quotas, leading them to "hunt" the very citizens they're supposed to protect.
Oct 17, 2012 / Press Room
The Lost Cause in Afghanistan: Do We Just Say ‘Oops’? The Lost Cause in Afghanistan: Do We Just Say ‘Oops’?
It’s time to ask hard questions about why the U.S. still hasn’t learned its lesson on nation building abroad.
Oct 17, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Is True the Vote Shaking Down States With Nuisance Lawsuits? Is True the Vote Shaking Down States With Nuisance Lawsuits?
The battered group’s poll watching “army” is on the retreat, but is it now trying to cash in through harassing state election officials?
Oct 17, 2012 / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
Another Loss for Voter Suppression: Pre-Election Early Voting Upheld in Ohio Another Loss for Voter Suppression: Pre-Election Early Voting Upheld in Ohio
The bad news? Ohio’s Secretary of State swiftly limited early voting hours.
Oct 17, 2012 / Ari Berman
What Does Mitt Romney Really Want for Women? What Does Mitt Romney Really Want for Women?
Add contraception and pay equity to the list of issues Romney keeps waffling on.
Oct 17, 2012 / Bryce Covert
Green Party Ticket Arrested at the Presidential Debate Green Party Ticket Arrested at the Presidential Debate
When Jill Stein and her running mate Cheri Honkala were denied access to Hofstra University last night, American voters were denied a much-needed progressive voice on issues like p...
Oct 17, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
Romney’s Seven Biggest Debate Lies Romney’s Seven Biggest Debate Lies
During Tuesday's presidential debate, Romney misled Americans on a number of crucial issues.
Oct 17, 2012 / George Zornick