How Homeland Security Increases Your Cancer Risk How Homeland Security Increases Your Cancer Risk
Why you should tell them “I'd like to opt out.”
Nov 2, 2011 / Jon Wiener
John Nichols: Will Herman Cain’s Fundraising Scandal Undermine His Campaign? John Nichols: Will Herman Cain’s Fundraising Scandal Undermine His Campaign?
Cain’s campaign has been accused of accepting nearly $40,000 in campaign donations from Prosperity USA, a Wisconsin, a nonprofit co-founded by Cain's chief of staff, Mark Blo...
Nov 2, 2011 / Press Room
Bank of America Will Refund Your $5 for a Simple, One-Time $10 Refund Fee Bank of America Will Refund Your $5 for a Simple, One-Time $10 Refund Fee
Andy Borowitz channels Bank of America as it tries to make nice after dropping plans to charge costumers $5 a month to use their debit cards. “Dear Valued Costumer,” BofA writes. “We are writing to you today with a simple message: ‘Our bad.’ And to tell you that we are refunding the $5 to you, effective immediately. All you have to do is pay a simple, one-time $10 refund fee.” And more...
Nov 2, 2011 / Leslie Savan
Twice Again, the Flat Tax Twice Again, the Flat Tax
Though Cain has said his flat tax plan would shatter The current code, is Perry’s flat tax flatter? Despite the chatter, does it really matter? For both would work to make the fat cats fatter.
Nov 2, 2011 / Column / Calvin Trillin
What OWS Can Learn From the Greek Protests What OWS Can Learn From the Greek Protests
The movement’s urgent challenge is to meet organized repression with organized resistance.
Nov 2, 2011 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Rick Perry, God and Me: When I Got the Call Rick Perry, God and Me: When I Got the Call
God called me one night and asked me to run for president. He almost talked me into it.
Nov 2, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
How Wall Street Occupied America How Wall Street Occupied America
Why the rich keep getting richer and our democracy is getting poorer.
Nov 2, 2011 / Feature / Bill Moyers
The Audacity of Occupy Wall Street The Audacity of Occupy Wall Street
The protesters have put their faith in the last seemingly credible force in the world: each other.
Nov 2, 2011 / Feature / Richard Kim
A Great Green Wall for Africa? A Great Green Wall for Africa?
If a metaphorical wall of trees gets built as grassroots activists envision, it could help save the continent from hunger, poverty and climate change.
Nov 2, 2011 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard
Herman Cain, David Koch, Scott Walker, Paul Ryan & the Smoking Man Herman Cain, David Koch, Scott Walker, Paul Ryan & the Smoking Man
Mark Block helped elect Scott Walker and promoted Paul Ryan’s assault on seniors. Now his own history of political wrongdoing is being exposed.
Nov 2, 2011 / John Nichols