Articles

The .000063 Percent Election The .000063 Percent Election

How the politics of the super-rich became American politics.

Feb 16, 2012 / Ari Berman

Apple’s China Comes Home to Haunt Us Apple’s China Comes Home to Haunt Us

It seems China’s labor practices are now to be admired rather than scorned, lest the American economy decline further in the new world order.

Feb 16, 2012 / Robert Scheer

Obama in Wisconsin: The Soft Economics of Low Expectations Obama in Wisconsin: The Soft Economics of Low Expectations

The president returned to the battleground state of Wisconsin and gave a well-received speech. But he avoided hot-button labor issues and the trade and industrial policies tha...

Feb 16, 2012 / John Nichols

The Price of Dissent in Saudi Arabia The Price of Dissent in Saudi Arabia

Hamza Kashgari’s persecution—merely for tweeting uncertainty about his religious faith—exposes the cynicism and brutality of the kingdom’s royal-clerical ru...

Feb 15, 2012 / Toby C. Jones

John Nichols: What Do Barack Obama and Scott Walker Have in Common? John Nichols: What Do Barack Obama and Scott Walker Have in Common?

Wisconsin's fight back against Governor Walker is the most transformational movement in a long time. 

Feb 15, 2012 / Press Room

Ari Berman: Behind the Republicans’ Racialized Redistricting Strategy Ari Berman: Behind the Republicans’ Racialized Redistricting Strategy

Republicans are trying to turn their party into the “white party” and the Democratic party into the “black party.”

Feb 15, 2012 / Press Room

Why Washington Shouldn’t Arm Syria’s Rebels

Why Washington Shouldn’t Arm Syria’s Rebels Why Washington Shouldn’t Arm Syria’s Rebels

It would intensify the civil conflict and provoke a dangerous proxy war with Russia.

Feb 15, 2012 / The Editors

America’s Youth Uprising

America’s Youth Uprising America’s Youth Uprising

The renewal of labor militancy and radical politics is being led by a rising generation with its own rock-and-rap passion.

Feb 15, 2012 / John Nichols

Noted Noted

Connor Guy on Washington’s same-sex marriage victory, Reed Brody on the persecution of Baltasar Garzón

Feb 15, 2012 / Various Contributors

The Scandal of Michigan’s Emergency Managers

The Scandal of Michigan’s Emergency Managers The Scandal of Michigan’s Emergency Managers

Unelected individuals are taking control of whole cities and school districts, from Flint to Benton Harbor to Detroit.

Feb 15, 2012 / Chris Savage

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