Comments of the Week: The NBA Finals, Quebec and Islamophobia Comments of the Week: The NBA Finals, Quebec and Islamophobia
Our readers sound off on the NBA Finals, the student protests in Quebec and our Islamophobia issue.
Jun 15, 2012 / Sarah Arnold
Europe’s Last Great Chance Europe’s Last Great Chance
Even as we snicker at Europe’s misfortunes, the continent has a unique opportunity to become a truly united state.
Jun 15, 2012 / William Greider
Egypt’s Heightening Electoral Crisis Egypt’s Heightening Electoral Crisis
On the eve of a run-off vote, two sweeping court rulings have left the country without a parliament or constitution and facing a polarizing pair of presidential candidates.
Jun 15, 2012 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
OpinionNation: Labor’s Bad Recall? OpinionNation: Labor’s Bad Recall?
Unions invested heavily in the campaign to recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Was that a huge mistake?
Jun 15, 2012 / Gordon Lafer, Doug Henwood, Jane McAlevey, Bill Fletcher Jr., Mike Elk, and Adolph Reed Jr.
Fannie Lou Who? Why Voting Rights Still Matter Fannie Lou Who? Why Voting Rights Still Matter
What does reporting on voting rights mean at a time when a person's race, gender and class still determines if they'll be targeted for voter suppression?
Jun 15, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
The New York Photo League’s Radical Camera The New York Photo League’s Radical Camera
The esthetic of American social realism, especially when it was fueled by Marxist fires, may have had it right all along.
Jun 15, 2012 / Lee Siegel
What the Beltway Gets Wrong About the Economy What the Beltway Gets Wrong About the Economy
Our debt isn’t the problem.
Jun 15, 2012 / Jamelle Bouie
Obama’s New Deportation Policy: Maybe Too Late, but Not Too Little Obama’s New Deportation Policy: Maybe Too Late, but Not Too Little
While the new policy is clearly politically motivated, it still has the potential to help hundreds of thousands of undocumented young people.
Jun 15, 2012 / George Zornick
Vagina, Vagina, Vagina Vagina, Vagina, Vagina
How can Republicans legislate something they’re too afraid to say?
Jun 15, 2012 / Jessica Valenti
Republican Spending on Dishonest Ads Increases Republican Spending on Dishonest Ads Increases
Ads that lie about Democrats will be the product of recent major donations to Mitt Romney, brought to us by billionares and Wall Street.
Jun 15, 2012 / Ben Adler