The Supreme Court and the Democrats: Five Hypocrites and One Bad Plan The Supreme Court and the Democrats: Five Hypocrites and One Bad Plan
The Supreme Court is so full of it, but the sad truth is that President Obama and the Democrats brought this potential judicial disaster upon themselves.
Mar 29, 2012 / Robert Scheer
Adrienne Rich’s Touch Was Political Adrienne Rich’s Touch Was Political
A poet passionately engaged with writing and politics, she said "art means nothing if it simply decorates the dinner table of the power which holds it hostage."
Mar 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
Did Magic Johnson Really Buy the Dodgers? Did Magic Johnson Really Buy the Dodgers?
The trick is on us—Magic Johnson is just a figurehead.
Mar 28, 2012 / Dave Zirin
#Plan4Trayvon #Plan4Trayvon
A new campaign is chronicling the movement that is not just demanding justice for Trayvon Martin but also honoring his legacy through individual acts.
Mar 28, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
Comments of the Week: Limbaugh, Trayvon Martin and the Voting Rights Act Comments of the Week: Limbaugh, Trayvon Martin and the Voting Rights Act
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...
Mar 28, 2012 / Sarah Arnold
At Capitol Hill Hearing on Trayvon, Strong Words on Gun Control At Capitol Hill Hearing on Trayvon, Strong Words on Gun Control
How did the NRA help George Zimmerman get and keep a gun?
Mar 28, 2012 / George Zornick
Republicans Are Causing a Moral Crisis in America Republicans Are Causing a Moral Crisis in America
Republicans are right about the existance of a moral crisis in America, but they're wrong about its origins.
Mar 28, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Trayvon Martin: Guilty of Being Black Trayvon Martin: Guilty of Being Black
As long as black men are assumed to be armed and dangerous, Stand Your Ground laws will produce more Trayvon Martins.
Mar 28, 2012 / The Editors
Do Republicans Think They Can Win Without Women? Do Republicans Think They Can Win Without Women?
If they believe that in exercising control over women's reproductive functions, they will also control women's voices, they are wrong.
Mar 28, 2012 / Carol Gilligan
Noted. Noted.
Zoë Carpenter on a community radio victory, Dana Frank on the White House support for Honduras, James Murphy on Ireland's Can't Pay Won't Pay Movement, Eric Alterman on Mike Daisey...
Mar 28, 2012 / Various Contributors