Fearing Al Qaeda’s Role, US Officials Split Over Syria Fearing Al Qaeda’s Role, US Officials Split Over Syria
An indecisive, divided administration may be gradually blundering its way toward war.
Apr 18, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
‘I Jumped to Save My Body’: Walmart Slammed Over Nicaragua Stabbings and Bangladesh Fire ‘I Jumped to Save My Body’: Walmart Slammed Over Nicaragua Stabbings and Bangladesh Fire
Apparel workers are demanding action from the retail giant following a deadly factory fire and a set of beatings and stabbings allegedly fomented by a contractor.
Apr 18, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Paul Ryan’s Austerity Agenda Relies on Bad Math, Coding Errors and a ‘Significant Mistake’ Paul Ryan’s Austerity Agenda Relies on Bad Math, Coding Errors and a ‘Significant Mistake’
The House Budget Committee chairman cites a study that says high debt stalls growth—but the economists responsible for the paper admit they made a "significant mistake.&...
Apr 18, 2013 / John Nichols
Shame on the Senate: Gun Control Is Dead, For Now Shame on the Senate: Gun Control Is Dead, For Now
A proposal backed by 90 percent of the American people and a majority of Senators won't become law. Why?
Apr 17, 2013 / George Zornick
A Review of ‘42’: Jackie Robinson’s Bitter Pill A Review of ‘42’: Jackie Robinson’s Bitter Pill
I can understand why many progressives love the new Jackie Robinson movie—but I can’t agree.
Apr 17, 2013 / Dave Zirin
The Senate’s Drone and Trigger-Happy Immigration Bill The Senate’s Drone and Trigger-Happy Immigration Bill
Legal permanent residency and eventual citizenship will be conditional on expanded border security—including the use of drones.
Apr 17, 2013 / Aura Bogado
A Robin Hood Response to the Austerity Lie: Tax Wall Street A Robin Hood Response to the Austerity Lie: Tax Wall Street
Congressman Keith Ellison renews his call for a financial transactions tax—this time, with a grassroots movement behind him.
Apr 17, 2013 / John Nichols
Punishing Students For Who They Are, Not What They Do Punishing Students For Who They Are, Not What They Do
America's school suspension rates reflect—and shape—the disparities at work in the nation at large.
Apr 17, 2013 / Chloe Angyal
Despite Boston, Terror Is at an All-Time Low Despite Boston, Terror Is at an All-Time Low
So let's take another look at the Patriot Act, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Northern Command.
Apr 17, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
AFL-CIO’s Non-Union Worker Group Headed Into Workplaces in Fifty States AFL-CIO’s Non-Union Worker Group Headed Into Workplaces in Fifty States
Working America is set to expand across the country—and directly enter the workplace.
Apr 17, 2013 / Josh Eidelson