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The President Should Speak Again About the Necessity of ‘Open-Door’ Diplomacy

The President Should Speak Again About the Necessity of ‘Open-Door’ Diplomacy The President Should Speak Again About the Necessity of ‘Open-Door’ Diplomacy

The president can and should explain the necessity of negotiation in the pursuit of a “just peace.”

Sep 10, 2013 / John Nichols

Rising Above the Failure of Imagination

Rising Above the Failure of Imagination Rising Above the Failure of Imagination

The conversation about diversity in Science Fiction & Fantasy reveals how racism constrains even imagination. 

Sep 10, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Roxane Gay

Failures to Sell War Make a Strong Case for Diplomacy

Failures to Sell War Make a Strong Case for Diplomacy Failures to Sell War Make a Strong Case for Diplomacy

Will President Obama’s prime-time address tonight signal a real shift in the White House’s Syria policy?

Sep 10, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

From ‘Inequality for All’, a Challenge for America

From ‘Inequality for All’, a Challenge for America From ‘Inequality for All’, a Challenge for America

Jacob Kornbluth's new film, Inequality for All, reminds us that democracy is not a spectator sport and that divide between rich and poor is growing in the US.

Sep 10, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Beware the New Senate Bill on Syria

Beware the New Senate Bill on Syria Beware the New Senate Bill on Syria

Congress shouldn’t allow a diplomatic breakthrough to open a back door to a force resolution. 

Sep 10, 2013 / George Zornick

Russia Trumps Obama War Plan

Russia Trumps Obama War Plan Russia Trumps Obama War Plan

Obama, facing defeat in Congress, gets nicely outmaneuvered by Moscow.

Sep 10, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

When Is a War Not a ‘War’?

When Is a War Not a ‘War’? When Is a War Not a ‘War’?

In "war," we don't actually want to have a significant impact.

Sep 10, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

Not a Game: How the NYPD Uses Sports for Surveillance

Not a Game: How the NYPD Uses Sports for Surveillance Not a Game: How the NYPD Uses Sports for Surveillance

The NYPD’s extensive monitoring of Arab and South Asian sports events has put a big question mark over the reasoning behind the department’s own sponsored leagues.

Sep 10, 2013 / Dave Zirin

AFL-CIO Pledges Prison Reform, Partnerships and Accountable Organizing Plans

AFL-CIO Pledges Prison Reform, Partnerships and Accountable Organizing Plans AFL-CIO Pledges Prison Reform, Partnerships and Accountable Organizing Plans

At its quadrennial convention, the nation’s top labor federation pledged to combat mass incarceration.

Sep 10, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

Congress Should Provide Advice, Not Consent, on Syria

Congress Should Provide Advice, Not Consent, on Syria Congress Should Provide Advice, Not Consent, on Syria

Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) will propose a diplomacy and accountability amendment.

Sep 10, 2013 / John Nichols

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