Why Obama Should Appoint Elizabeth Warren to Head the CFPB Why Obama Should Appoint Elizabeth Warren to Head the CFPB
By appointing Warren during a Senate recess, Obama can name the leader best qualified to head the agency and prove he’s willing to stand up to Wall Street.
May 24, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
L’Affaire DSK: Presumption of Innocence Lost L’Affaire DSK: Presumption of Innocence Lost
How the media frenzy obliterated the presumption of innocence and relentlessly impugned both Strauss-Kahn and his accuser in vulgar stereotypes.
May 24, 2011 / Patricia J. Williams
Joakim Noah, the NBA and the ‘New F Bomb’ Joakim Noah, the NBA and the ‘New F Bomb’
Joakim Noah's use of an anti-gay slur continues a discussion that NBA officialdom appears to loathe having.
May 24, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Tim Pawlenty’s Extreme Antichoice Record Tim Pawlenty’s Extreme Antichoice Record
Presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty often shies away from discussing his views on abortion, but they are clearly deeply held—and very radical.
May 24, 2011 / George Zornick
New Lethal Injection Drug Could Amount to Torturing Prisoners to Death New Lethal Injection Drug Could Amount to Torturing Prisoners to Death
Facing a shortage of lethal injection drugs, some death penalty states have begun switching up the drug cocktail used in executions—but is this experimentation legal?
May 24, 2011 / Press Room
Dave Zirin: Lance Armstrong’s Supporters Will Stand With Him Through Drug Scandal Dave Zirin: Lance Armstrong’s Supporters Will Stand With Him Through Drug Scandal
Three former teammates have testified that they saw the cyclist take performance-enhancing drugs, but the fans Armstrong has built through his support for cancer research are loyal...
May 24, 2011 / Press Room
Dave Zirin: Lance Armstrong’s Supporters Will Stand With Him Through Drug Scandal Dave Zirin: Lance Armstrong’s Supporters Will Stand With Him Through Drug Scandal
Three former teammates have testified that they saw the cyclist take performance-enhancing drugs, but the fans Armstrong has built through his support for cancer research are loyal...
May 24, 2011 / ESPN
Playing the China Card: Has the Obama Administration Miscalculated in Pakistan? Playing the China Card: Has the Obama Administration Miscalculated in Pakistan?
Pakistan’s Chinese alliance is one of its most potent weapons in any future showdown with the US.
May 24, 2011 / Dilip Hiro
The ‘Paul Ryan for President’ Delusion The ‘Paul Ryan for President’ Delusion
Now that Mitch Daniels is out of the running, the DC-based defenders of budget-busting corporate giveaways have found a new candidate for the GOP nomination: Paul Ryan.
May 24, 2011 / John Nichols
Lawmakers Ask Hillary Clinton to Explain Erik Prince’s Mercenaries in the UAE Lawmakers Ask Hillary Clinton to Explain Erik Prince’s Mercenaries in the UAE
“The implications of allowing a US citizen to assemble a legion in any foreign country, and especially in a combustible region like the Middle East, are serious and wide-rang...
May 23, 2011 / Jeremy Scahill