The Naïveté We Need: Notes on a Climate Action The Naïveté We Need: Notes on a Climate Action
At Sunday’s march on the Brayton Point coal plant in Massachusetts, I was reminded of what it takes for a movement to win.
Jul 30, 2013 / Wen Stephenson
Sexual Harassment Is Not a Disease, But It Surely Is an Epidemic Sexual Harassment Is Not a Disease, But It Surely Is an Epidemic
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner’s seeking medical help for allegations of sexual harassment redirects our attention away from the real psychological and social harm that his victi...
Jul 30, 2013 / Salamishah Tillet
The GOP Misunderstands the ‘War on Women’ The GOP Misunderstands the ‘War on Women’
The Republican Party has shown nothing but disdain for the real needs of actual women.
Jul 30, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Al Qaeda and the Iraq-Syria Civil War Al Qaeda and the Iraq-Syria Civil War
The carnage in Iraq is escalating, even as the Islamist-led rebellion in Syria seems unending.
Jul 30, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Politicians in Your Bedroom Politicians in Your Bedroom
The newest way to keep children safe is by criminalizing consensual sex.
Jul 30, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
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[UPDATED] From #Nerdland to Congress? [UPDATED] From #Nerdland to Congress?
Congresswoman Barbara Lee asks Chairman Paul Ryan to allow Tianna Gaines-Turner—a Witness to Hunger—to testify at his hearing tomorrow.
Jul 30, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Suspending Disbelief on Israel-Palestine Talks Suspending Disbelief on Israel-Palestine Talks
The Middle East is a mess, from Tunisia to Iraq. But this is worth a try.
Jul 29, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Inside the Emergency-Management-Industrial Complex Inside the Emergency-Management-Industrial Complex
In which a chance encounter with a trade magazine inspires reflections upon the prophets, and profits, of fear.
Jul 29, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
The GOP’s Twenty-Week Mistake The GOP’s Twenty-Week Mistake
Republican leaders want to ban abortions after twenty weeks, but they don’t realize that many women need late abortions because GOP policies prevent them from getting the car...
Jul 29, 2013 / Jessica Valenti
The Gore Vidal FBI File The Gore Vidal FBI File
The first page, from 1960s, says Vidal made disparaging remarks about J. Edgar Hoover.
Jul 29, 2013 / Jon Wiener