Global Business Elite Go Marxist at Davos! Global Business Elite Go Marxist at Davos!
Not really. But debates on rising inequality are now de rigueur at the World Economic Forum.
Feb 1, 2012 / Andy Robinson
Tom Paine Would Not Have Approved of Mitt Romney Tom Paine Would Not Have Approved of Mitt Romney
Romney misattributed the key quote of his Florida victory speech to the pamphleteer. But that's hardly the only reason why Paine would have decried the Bain Capitalist.
Feb 1, 2012 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
Super PAC, Big Donors Propel Romney to Florida Victory Super PAC, Big Donors Propel Romney to Florida Victory
The bulk of Romney’s fundraising comes from the 1 percent of the 1 percent.
Feb 1, 2012 / Ari Berman
How Romney Beat Gingrich in Florida How Romney Beat Gingrich in Florida
More favorable demographics—and effective attack ads.
Feb 1, 2012 / Ben Adler
Adelson Adelson
(Sung by Newt Gingrich supporters to the tune of “Edelweiss,” from The Sound of Music) Adelson, Adelson, Your donations do cheer him. We who root For our Newt Smile whenever you shmeer him. Absent your vow That you would endow Newt’s campaign with plenty, Adelson, Adelson, He’d be dead as Pawlenty.
Jan 31, 2012 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Sure, Apple Could Build the iPhone Here Sure, Apple Could Build the iPhone Here
Steve Jobs told Obama that Apple manufacturing jobs are never coming back to the US. Really?
Jan 31, 2012 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Obama Stands Up to Bishops. Finally. Obama Stands Up to Bishops. Finally.
Shouldn't it be obvious that birth control coverage is about women's health, not “religious freedom”?
Jan 31, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
How the GOP Is Resegregating the South How the GOP Is Resegregating the South
Republicans are using the redistricting process to undermine minority voting power and ensure their party's dominance.
Jan 31, 2012 / Feature / Ari Berman
Transpartisan Politics on the Plains Transpartisan Politics on the Plains
The Keystone fight showed ordinary Nebraskans their power. Will their unlikely alliance stick?
Jan 31, 2012 / Feature / Madeline Ostrander
Why Did an Asylum Seeker to the US End Up in a Liberian Prison? Why Did an Asylum Seeker to the US End Up in a Liberian Prison?
The US policy of criminalizing undocumented immigrants has led innocent deportees to be jailed and maligned in their home countries.
Jan 31, 2012 / Feature / Deepa Fernandes and Abdulai Bah