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You’re on Your Own, Kids: The End of Welfare as We Know It You’re on Your Own, Kids: The End of Welfare as We Know It

Who will speak for the rights of the unborn now that Rick Santorum is gone from the race? 

Apr 12, 2012 / Robert Scheer

Ozzie Guillen, Free Speech and the Case of Loretta Capeheart Ozzie Guillen, Free Speech and the Case of Loretta Capeheart

Attacks on free speech, no matter who is affected, have widespread implications.

Apr 12, 2012 / Dave Zirin

George Zimmerman’s Trial Could Become Racial Flashpoint

George Zimmerman’s Trial Could Become Racial Flashpoint George Zimmerman’s Trial Could Become Racial Flashpoint

Like trial of OJ Simpson and the Rodney King case, the Zimmerman trial may reveal very different visions of justice.

Apr 12, 2012 / Gary Younge

Constructing the Diagram Constructing the Diagram

Constraints and creativity in a cryptic crossword grid

Apr 12, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Scott Walker’s Using John Mellencamp’s Music; Mellencamp is Not Amused Scott Walker’s Using John Mellencamp’s Music; Mellencamp is Not Amused

Wisconsin's anti-labor governor uses rocker's song "Small Town" at his first recall rally. Mellencamp responds with a pro-labor message.

Apr 12, 2012 / John Nichols

Reverend Jackson: ‘We Must Not Just Settle for Zimmerman’ (VIDEO) Reverend Jackson: ‘We Must Not Just Settle for Zimmerman’ (VIDEO)

George Zimmerman was behind bars Wednesday, forty-five days after he went free after shooting Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman now faces the possibility of life in prison, but Reverend Je...

Apr 12, 2012 / Laura Flanders

Bruce Springsteen’s Political Voice

Bruce Springsteen’s Political Voice Bruce Springsteen’s Political Voice

He began his career singing about cars and girls before moving on to empty factories and abandoned quarries—and now, with Wrecking Ball, the depredations of Wall Street.

Apr 11, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

The Federal Reserve Turns Left

The Federal Reserve Turns Left The Federal Reserve Turns Left

It’s now the only governing institution that understands the depths of the economic crisis.

Apr 11, 2012 / Feature / William Greider

Can ‘Caring Across Generations’ Change the World?

Can ‘Caring Across Generations’ Change the World? Can ‘Caring Across Generations’ Change the World?

A new campaign unites caregivers and care-receivers with a revolutionary vision.

Apr 11, 2012 / Feature / Laura Flanders

The Age of American Shadow Power

The Age of American Shadow Power The Age of American Shadow Power

Covert operations have now assumed a dominant—and destructive—role in US foreign policy.

Apr 11, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Juan Cole

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