General Cartwright Warns of Drone ‘Blowback’ General Cartwright Warns of Drone ‘Blowback’
Unchecked use of drones is counterproductive, says the retired Marine general who is close to Obama.
Mar 22, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Ten Years Later, NPR Still Lets War Hawks Make Pathetic Excuses Ten Years Later, NPR Still Lets War Hawks Make Pathetic Excuses
The sins of omission in interviewing neocons Richard Perle and Stephen Hadley.
Mar 22, 2013 / Leslie Savan
What’s So Funny About Steubenville? What’s So Funny About Steubenville?
Decades of feminist work on rape awareness may have changed policy, but it has done little to change the culture.
Mar 22, 2013 / Jessica Valenti
Strike Debt Abolishes $1.1 Million of Medical Debt Strike Debt Abolishes $1.1 Million of Medical Debt
Sixty-two percent of all bankruptcies are due to medical debt—and Occupy activists aren’t letting the medical-industrial complex get away with it.
Mar 22, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
30 Seconds Over Toledo: How Political Ads Spell Trouble for TV News and Democracy 30 Seconds Over Toledo: How Political Ads Spell Trouble for TV News and Democracy
In the wake of Citizens United, big campaign donors are buying off not only politicians, but also the local news networks that cover them.
Mar 21, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Americans Want a ‘Back-to-Work’ Alternative to Ryan’s Austerity Scheme Americans Want a ‘Back-to-Work’ Alternative to Ryan’s Austerity Scheme
Democrats have an economic duty—and a political opportunity—to counter the House Budget with a robust growth agenda, which Americans favor across the spectrum.
Mar 21, 2013 / John Nichols
Why a Democratic Majority Is Not Demographic Inevitability (Part Two: The Politics of Immigration Reform) Why a Democratic Majority Is Not Demographic Inevitability (Part Two: The Politics of Immigration Reform)
Just because the Hispanic population is growing doesn't necessarily mean Democrats will harvest their votes forever—for what if they become “white”?
Mar 20, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
A Dying Iraq Vet’s Indictment of Bush and Cheney A Dying Iraq Vet’s Indictment of Bush and Cheney
Tomas Young accuses the White House of war crimes and murder, including that of “the thousands of young Americans—my fellow veterans—whose future you stole.&rdquo...
Mar 20, 2013 / John Nichols
Labor Board Alleges Repeated Retaliation at Walmart’s Top US Warehouse Labor Board Alleges Repeated Retaliation at Walmart’s Top US Warehouse
Workers won their jobs back with a three-week strike, but then got fired all over again.
Mar 20, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
WMD in Syria? Here We Go Again WMD in Syria? Here We Go Again
The invasion chorus is singing again—and making unfounded claims that forces in the conflict have used chemical weapons.
Mar 20, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss