Occupy Unveils ‘Spring Awakening’ Occupy Unveils ‘Spring Awakening’
The group hopes its initiative will be the beginning of a spring surge.
Apr 16, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
25 Years Since Al Campanis Shocked Baseball: What’s Changed and What Hasn’t 25 Years Since Al Campanis Shocked Baseball: What’s Changed and What Hasn’t
The decline of African-American involvement in baseball speaks more to twenty-first-century problems than Campanis-era racism does.
Apr 16, 2012 / Dave Zirin
This Week: Was Hilary Rosen Right? PLUS: Voting Rights Watch 2012 This Week: Was Hilary Rosen Right? PLUS: Voting Rights Watch 2012
This week, we discuss the Hilary Rosen and Ann Romney dust-up. Plus, a new joint project with Colorlines.com reporting on voter suppression throught the 2012 election season. And T...
Apr 14, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
John Nichols: The Power of Symbolism John Nichols: The Power of Symbolism
Governor Scott Walker attempted to pit Wisconsin workers against each other. But the effect was the opposite of what he had intended.
Apr 13, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
Tom Hayden: From Port Huron to Occupy Wall Street Tom Hayden: From Port Huron to Occupy Wall Street
Will Occupy Wall Street achieve goals that older protest movements left unfinished?
Apr 13, 2012 / Press Room
The Language of the Hilary Rosen/Ann Romney Phony Feud The Language of the Hilary Rosen/Ann Romney Phony Feud
The phrase “never worked a day in her life” immediately creates an Us vs. Them—and the media loves it.
Apr 13, 2012 / Leslie Savan
Comments of the Week: Hilary Rosen, the 99% Spring and the Supreme Court Comments of the Week: Hilary Rosen, the 99% Spring and the Supreme Court
Each week we post a run-down of the best of our reader comments with the hopes of highlighting some of your most valuable insights and encouraging more people to join the fray. Let...
Apr 13, 2012 / Sarah Arnold
Occupy and the Right to Protest Occupy and the Right to Protest
Could litigation over the Occupy movement strengthen First Amendment rights for protesters?
Apr 13, 2012 / Laura Bolt
The Real Hilary Rosen Scandal The Real Hilary Rosen Scandal
Her firm, SKD Knickerbocker, sells its perceived access to the White House, while lobbying for corporate tax breaks and for-profit colleges.
Apr 13, 2012 / Lee Fang
Hillary Boys: The New Obama Girl? Hillary Boys: The New Obama Girl?
The texting, globe-trotting secretary of state has become the Post-Teen Choice Favorite. But memification carries its own pitfalls.
Apr 13, 2012 / Amy Schiller