Two Crucial Questions for James Comey Two Crucial Questions for James Comey
On government surveillance and Wall Street accountability, the nominee for FBI director has a lot to answer for.
May 30, 2013 / George Zornick
Could the Facebook Win Be Feminism’s Tipping Point? Could the Facebook Win Be Feminism’s Tipping Point?
Rape jokes, anti-feminist jibes and other forms of hate speech are—in the public eye—no longer anomalies.
May 30, 2013 / Jessica Valenti
Will El Salvador’s Anti-Choice Government Let a Pregnant Woman Die? Will El Salvador’s Anti-Choice Government Let a Pregnant Woman Die?
Here’s what you can do to help save Beatriz, the victim of “pro-life” orthodoxy on overdrive.
May 30, 2013 / Katha Pollitt
China’s ‘Gift’ to the US Over North Korea China’s ‘Gift’ to the US Over North Korea
There’s a sense of cooperation developing between the two greatest world powers.
May 30, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Fast Food Workers Striking in Seattle Fast Food Workers Striking in Seattle
Seattle is the seventh city in eight weeks where fast food workers have gone on strike.
May 30, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Obama’s Chicago Fundraiser Targeted by Families Fighting Record Deportations Obama’s Chicago Fundraiser Targeted by Families Fighting Record Deportations
A dozen people were arrested today protesting the Obama administration’s continued detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants.
May 29, 2013 / Aura Bogado
It Wasn’t Michele Bachmann’s Ideas, It Was Her Money Power It Wasn’t Michele Bachmann’s Ideas, It Was Her Money Power
The exiting conservative congresswoman won Minnesota elections because of big money she got from Texas, California and Florida. That’s the real challenge facing the GOP and A...
May 29, 2013 / John Nichols
Why the Military Protects the Command Structure Instead of the Victims Why the Military Protects the Command Structure Instead of the Victims
The military’s dismal record on sexual assault shows it just isn’t taking the problem seriously.
May 29, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Hope on Israel-Palestine? Maybe, Just Maybe Hope on Israel-Palestine? Maybe, Just Maybe
But Netanyahu and his ally, extremist Sheldon Adelson, are twin wrecking balls.
May 29, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Christie Implosion: Why Rutgers Is Trapped in Scandal and Crisis The Christie Implosion: Why Rutgers Is Trapped in Scandal and Crisis
Hiring new athletic director Julie Hermann—without looking into her own bullying past—is symptomatic of school leadership that needs to be replaced.
May 28, 2013 / Dave Zirin