Thinking Big on Poverty Thinking Big on Poverty
We should be a country that does big things—like cut poverty in half in the next decade.
Oct 31, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Environmental Youth Leaders Take Washington Environmental Youth Leaders Take Washington
Thirty-five young leaders descended upon the nation’s capitol last week to deliver a series of grassroots enviromental demandsto EPA Chief Lisa Jackson.
Oct 31, 2011 / StudentNation / Maura Cowley
Tebow Exposed Tebow Exposed
Denver quarterback Tim Tebow showed what happens when style is bereft of substance.
Oct 31, 2011 / Dave Zirin
NATO in Libya: Is Syria Next? NATO in Libya: Is Syria Next?
Syria isn't Libya. But Iraq wasn't Libya either.
Oct 31, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Is Occupy Wall Street Responsible for a New York Crime Wave? Is Occupy Wall Street Responsible for a New York Crime Wave?
Conservatives are trying to blame the protests for every shooting in New York City.
Oct 31, 2011 / Ben Adler
Regulating CPCs: Consumer Protection or Affront to Free Speech? Regulating CPCs: Consumer Protection or Affront to Free Speech?
Baltimore and New York are requiring crisis pregnancy centers to disclose basic information about their services. But some judges say these ordinances violate the First Amendment.
Oct 31, 2011 / Kate Murphy
Occupy Wall Street at Valley Forge Occupy Wall Street at Valley Forge
A (self-) graduation speech for the Occupiers at Zuccotti Park.
Oct 31, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt
David Strathairn: Stop Keystone XL David Strathairn: Stop Keystone XL
The celebrated actor explains why he’s coming to Washington, DC, on November 6 to join a symbolically powerful encircling of the White House.
Oct 31, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
Paul Ryan Can’t Hear the Catholic Church’s Call for Economic Justice Paul Ryan Can’t Hear the Catholic Church’s Call for Economic Justice
The church has proposed a financial transaction tax in order to steer the economy “towards achieving the common good.” Is that class warfare?
Oct 30, 2011 / John Nichols
The ‘War on Halloween’: A Trick or a Treat for Conservatives? The ‘War on Halloween’: A Trick or a Treat for Conservatives?
The right wing must decide if candy corn is cursed by demons, or blessed enough to send to Gretchen Carlson.
Oct 30, 2011 / Leslie Savan