Foreign Policy: Will Obama Acknowledge Challenges in State of the Union? Foreign Policy: Will Obama Acknowledge Challenges in State of the Union?
Yes, it’s a speech about jobs, jobs, jobs. But let’s keep an eye on the rest of the world, too.
Jan 24, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Kill the Internet—and Other Anti-SOPA Myths Kill the Internet—and Other Anti-SOPA Myths
Hollywood didn’t do itself proud with the anti-piracy bills. But in their fervor to defeat them, the self-proclaimed defenders of Internet freedom got a lot of things wrong.
Jan 24, 2012 / Danny Goldberg
The Problem With Mitt Romney’s Tax Rate The Problem With Mitt Romney’s Tax Rate
It's not Romney’s fault that he pays lower taxes than cops and teachers. It’s his fault that he wants to keep it that way.
Jan 24, 2012 / Ben Adler
Update: A Proposed Mortgage Fraud Settlement Approaches Update: A Proposed Mortgage Fraud Settlement Approaches
The administration is close to presenting a deal with big banks on mortgage fraud—will it stick?
Jan 24, 2012 / George Zornick
Is Atlantic Yards Good for Brooklyn? A Public Call to Host a Town Hall Meeting With Michael Ratner Is Atlantic Yards Good for Brooklyn? A Public Call to Host a Town Hall Meeting With Michael Ratner
As reported in the New York Daily News, I have issued a formal request to Michael Ratner of the Center for Constitutional Rights to co-host a film screening of the documentary Batt...
Jan 24, 2012 / Dave Zirin
How To Make It in America: Manifesto by the Average American-Muslim How To Make It in America: Manifesto by the Average American-Muslim
The Crescent Directive is a nicely packaged story, stratagem, and vision of "how PTA meetings, Thanksgiving dinners, and Little League baseball can save the image of Islam ...
Jan 24, 2012 / StudentNation / Maria Kari
Confessions of a Recovering Weapons Addict Confessions of a Recovering Weapons Addict
Weapons manufacturing in America is still going strong, even if the wisdom or morality of arms deals is rarely discussed.
Jan 24, 2012 / William J. Astore
Baltimore Algebra Project Stops Juvenile Detention Center Baltimore Algebra Project Stops Juvenile Detention Center
When Bob Moses brought his Algebra Project to Baltimore in 1990, he could hardly have imagined the impact his mathematics curriculum would have on the city’s youth two deca...
Jan 24, 2012 / StudentNation / Umar Farooq
Anti-Labor Zealot Mitch Daniels to Give GOP SOTU Response Anti-Labor Zealot Mitch Daniels to Give GOP SOTU Response
The Indiana governor is leading the fight to roll back protections for workers. Tonight he’ll be the face of the Republican party when he replies to Obama’s State of t...
Jan 24, 2012 / John Nichols
Romney Rips Gingrich, Gingrich Rips Romney. They’re Both Right. Romney Rips Gingrich, Gingrich Rips Romney. They’re Both Right.
The two GOP front-runners attack one another as corrupt and disreputable. That’s a fair assessment.
Jan 24, 2012 / John Nichols