Replacing History With Fiction in Arizona Replacing History With Fiction in Arizona
The authors of Arizona’s new law want to collapse Latino identity into white American mythology.
Feb 8, 2012 / Column / Gary Younge
The GOP’s Enthusiasm Gap The GOP’s Enthusiasm Gap
GOP presidential primary turnout is well below 2008 levels, a worrying sign for Republicans in 2012.
Feb 8, 2012 / Ari Berman
Help Stop Pomona College’s Outrageous Anti-Immigrant Actions Help Stop Pomona College’s Outrageous Anti-Immigrant Actions
The National Labor Relations Board has leveled charges against the College for violating federal labor law.
Feb 8, 2012 / StudentNation / Peter Dreier
‘Anybody But Romney’ Wins Everywhere, as GOP Turnout Tanks ‘Anybody But Romney’ Wins Everywhere, as GOP Turnout Tanks
After eight primaries and caucuses, the ordained GOP front-runner has lost the majority of contests. In Minnesota, 83 percent of Republicans rejected Romney, and turnout was down a...
Feb 8, 2012 / John Nichols
Jim Messina Visits Wall Street Jim Messina Visits Wall Street
The Obama campaign already appears to be fundraising for its Super PAC—starting in the financial sector.
Feb 8, 2012 / George Zornick
Santorum’s Symbolic Victories Santorum’s Symbolic Victories
Don’t believe the media hype. Tuesday’s events awarded no delegates, and it’s too soon to say what Rick Santorum’s nominal wins will mean.
Feb 8, 2012 / Ben Adler
Rocky Recovery for Women Rocky Recovery for Women
Although men account for 70 percent of jobs lost between December 2007 and June 2009, they have won 92 percent of the jobs created since. From “man-cession,” we’v...
Feb 8, 2012 / Laura Flanders
Proposition 8 Is Unconstitutional. What’s Next for the Anti-Gay Law? Proposition 8 Is Unconstitutional. What’s Next for the Anti-Gay Law?
Anti-gay marriage proponents should think twice before asking the US Supreme Court to take this case.
Feb 8, 2012 / Nancy Goldstein
On Power and Russia’s Protests On Power and Russia’s Protests
The prosperous, urban middle-class—those who benefit from the government’s policies—have revolted against it. If even they don’t support the existing order,...
Feb 7, 2012 / Boris Kagarlitsky
A Brief History of Drones A Brief History of Drones
With the invention of drones, we crossed into a new frontier: killing that’s risk-free, remote, and detached from human cues.
Feb 7, 2012 / Feature / John Sifton