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A Look Back at the Year in Crazy, Part Two

A Look Back at the Year in Crazy, Part Two A Look Back at the Year in Crazy, Part Two

Walmart organizes a food drive for its own employees and the Obamacare website bombs.

Dec 31, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

Dear NFL Owners: It’s Not Your Coaches. It’s You.

Dear NFL Owners: It’s Not Your Coaches. It’s You. Dear NFL Owners: It’s Not Your Coaches. It’s You.

On "Black Monday" some firings just mask the rotting stench from the owner’s box.

Dec 31, 2013 / Dave Zirin

My Top Ten Favorite Feminist Articles of 2013

My Top Ten Favorite Feminist Articles of 2013 My Top Ten Favorite Feminist Articles of 2013

Don’t go into the new year without reading these pieces! 

Dec 30, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

Report: 2012 Grads Have Highest-Ever Student Debt Report: 2012 Grads Have Highest-Ever Student Debt

College students are graduating with the highest average student loan debt ever on record.

Dec 30, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

The Names: de Blasio and the Meaning of Diversity

The Names: de Blasio and the Meaning of Diversity The Names: de Blasio and the Meaning of Diversity

The mayor-elect is getting pressure to include more blacks and Latinos among his appointments.  

Dec 30, 2013 / Jarrett Murphy

De Blasio’s Managerial Inspiration: Mike Bloomberg? De Blasio’s Managerial Inspiration: Mike Bloomberg?

Forget what the talking heads tell you: our current mayor was often a lot more, and often a lot less, than just a manager.

Dec 29, 2013 / Jarrett Murphy

Holiday in Austerity Land: 1.3 Million Americans Lose Jobless Benefits

Holiday in Austerity Land: 1.3 Million Americans Lose Jobless Benefits Holiday in Austerity Land: 1.3 Million Americans Lose Jobless Benefits

Paul Ryan had his way with the budget deal. And the economic pain is just beginning.

Dec 28, 2013 / John Nichols

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Fifty Years Later, the War on Poverty Must Be Renewed

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Fifty Years Later, the War on Poverty Must Be Renewed This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Fifty Years Later, the War on Poverty Must Be Renewed

President Obama and his congressional Democratic allies should rededicate the country to the Great Society’s best initiative.

Dec 28, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Candor and Control: The Chiara de Blasio Video

Candor and Control: The Chiara de Blasio Video Candor and Control: The Chiara de Blasio Video

It’s one thing to control a sensitive story about a child’s private struggles. It’s another to package it so slickly that a genuine and inspiring message gets dro...

Dec 27, 2013 / Jarrett Murphy

Duck Dynasty and the Fake Outrage Machine

Duck Dynasty and the Fake Outrage Machine Duck Dynasty and the Fake Outrage Machine

Let us not dignify this incident by calling it a culture war.

Dec 26, 2013 / Richard Kim

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