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How Our Democracy Ignores the Military Case Against Syria Intervention

How Our Democracy Ignores the Military Case Against Syria Intervention How Our Democracy Ignores the Military Case Against Syria Intervention

Eric on the hidden treasure in the new Bob Dylan; Reed on the impending airstrikes in Syria.

Aug 30, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Obama Plans War Without Allies, Support or International Law

Obama Plans War Without Allies, Support or International Law Obama Plans War Without Allies, Support or International Law

An aimless, nonsensical attack.

Aug 30, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

The NFL Concussion Deal: Rotten From All Sides

The NFL Concussion Deal: Rotten From All Sides The NFL Concussion Deal: Rotten From All Sides

The NFL settled its concussion lawsuit for a pittance and we are colletively letting them get away with it.

Aug 30, 2013 / Dave Zirin

This Week in Poverty: John Lewis, Barack Obama and the New March

This Week in Poverty: John Lewis, Barack Obama and the New March This Week in Poverty: John Lewis, Barack Obama and the New March

President Obama speaks eloquently about the economic goals of the March on Washington, but passes up opportunities to stand with low-wage workers.

Aug 30, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

Britain’s Bump in the Road to War

Britain’s Bump in the Road to War Britain’s Bump in the Road to War

Thanks to Ed Miliband, Britons now have what we were never given in the run-up to war in Iraq.

Aug 30, 2013 / D.D. Guttenplan

March on Washington at 50: Commemoration vs. Movement

March on Washington at 50: Commemoration vs. Movement March on Washington at 50: Commemoration vs. Movement

Representatives of the youth generation were cut from yesterday’s roster of speakers, but that won’t stop them from building a movement on their own.

Aug 29, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Not Another Undeclared War: UK Parliament Votes, Why Not US Congress?

Not Another Undeclared War: UK Parliament Votes, Why Not US Congress? Not Another Undeclared War: UK Parliament Votes, Why Not US Congress?

More than 150 House Democrats and Republicans say: “Congress must assert our authority.”

Aug 29, 2013 / John Nichols

‘I’m Johnny Manziel, and You’re Not’: An Imagined Speech

‘I’m Johnny Manziel, and You’re Not’: An Imagined Speech ‘I’m Johnny Manziel, and You’re Not’: An Imagined Speech

The NCAA mandated that Johnny Manziel had to give a speech detailing all the life lessons he learned this off-season. Here is a fictional accounting of what he might say. 

Aug 28, 2013 / Dave Zirin

On the Anniversary of the March on Washington, a New Fight for Voting Rights

On the Anniversary of the March on Washington, a New Fight for Voting Rights On the Anniversary of the March on Washington, a New Fight for Voting Rights

The right to vote is under the most sustained attack since 1965, but civil rights activists are fighting back.

Aug 28, 2013 / Ari Berman

Paying CEOs Top Dollar for Poor Performance

Paying CEOs Top Dollar for Poor Performance Paying CEOs Top Dollar for Poor Performance

A new report reveals that America’s highest-paid CEOs often do their jobs badly, leaving taxpayers to clean up the mess.

Aug 28, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

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