A Bad Week for the NSA A Bad Week for the NSA
The report from a White House review panel is a confirmation of pathology within the NSA, if not a perfect prescription for reform.
Dec 19, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
Russia Wins a Round in Ukraine Russia Wins a Round in Ukraine
It’s ugly, but the United States ought to stay out of it.
Dec 19, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Liz Cheney’s Husband Registers to Vote in Two States? Is That ‘Voter Fraud’? Liz Cheney’s Husband Registers to Vote in Two States? Is That ‘Voter Fraud’?
The strange tale of the Senate candidate’s spouse reminds of how absurd most fraud claims are.
Dec 19, 2013 / John Nichols
What Will the ‘Billie Jean Delegation’ Mean for LGBT Rights in Sochi? What Will the ‘Billie Jean Delegation’ Mean for LGBT Rights in Sochi?
The Obama administation has made a welcome and provocative choice to represent the United States in Sochi.
Dec 19, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Harkin Calls Out Congressional Scrooges and Their ‘Benign Neglect’ Harkin Calls Out Congressional Scrooges and Their ‘Benign Neglect’
Washington is making life harder for most middle- and low-income Americans. Why?
Dec 18, 2013 / George Zornick
Murder in Yemen Murder in Yemen
How does Obama justify killing innocents this time?
Dec 18, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Willy Brandt at 100: Recalling, Renewing a Struggle Against Global Inequality Willy Brandt at 100: Recalling, Renewing a Struggle Against Global Inequality
The former German chancellor still calls us to “ build a world in which sharing, justice, freedom and peace might prevail.”
Dec 18, 2013 / John Nichols
In Contest for Speaker, de Blasio Backs Progressive Caucus Member Melissa Mark-Viverito In Contest for Speaker, de Blasio Backs Progressive Caucus Member Melissa Mark-Viverito
The mayor-elect's calls on behalf of Mark-Viverito have infuriated county Democratic chairmen, who back another candidate.
Dec 18, 2013 / Jarrett Murphy
Santa Claus and White Racial Panic Santa Claus and White Racial Panic
The current debate around Santa’s racial identity is mostly silly—but it reveals some deep-seated fears around the loss of white identity.
Dec 18, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
The Municipal-Industrial Complex Around the World The Municipal-Industrial Complex Around the World
From Brisbane to Miami, Vancouver to London to Chicago, how a corporation that fails again and again keeps the contracts coming.
Dec 17, 2013 / Rick Perlstein